Posts Tagged ‘hiking’

We're so blessed to live in a country where hiking trails are at most of our fingertips. One of the first things we did in the beautiful sunshine this past weekend was a nice 20 km hike on the Seaton Trail - a mere 40 minutes from Toronto. We packed a tasty lunch, a lot of hearty snacks and some water, and off we went to enjoy our day in the wilderness. Though we like to hike anyway, we're now focused on training for the Oxfam Trailwalker Canada (to raise money for Oxfam) - a 100 km hike that must be completed in 48 hours. We have a team of four and are hoping to get it done with in around 30 hours. Um, that's 30 hours straight ... 30 hours of walking. No sleep. Just a few breaks where our trusted support crew will meet up with us to feed us a warm meal and provide us with some much-needed encouragement. This whole thing sounds rather ambitious, don't you think? Well, that's why we'll be doing a good deal of hiking over the next few months.

Here's Scout exploring the Seaton Trail

Come back tomorrow to find out who wins a year supply of Cascades bathroom tissue (you can enter the contest here).

Hiking - A common summer pastime.

With summer arriving in mere days, we all find ourselves willing to pick up hobbies we let fall to the wayside in the winter. One of my most beloved hobbies, running, always gets put on the back burner as soon as there's a chill in the air. There's something about motivating myself to run on ice-covered sidewalks that doesn't really get me up from the couch. This bad attitude lasts from about December to late February. But now that the weather's warmer (and I have no fear of slipping on the ice and breaking an ankle), I can hardly wait to put on my running gear and pound the pavement a few times a week.

There's also a lot more opportunity to get out hiking in my surrounding areas. And with the days getting longer it's just so easy to find an excuse to wile away the time in the woods.

I also intend to keep up with my gardening, catch up on some reading and do some more cooking.

What hobbies will you pick up this summer? Are you going to revive and old craft project? Learn a new talent? Or simply pass the time relaxing on your back deck?

Don't know what to occupy the time with? Try out one of our favourite eco-friendly craft or hobby ideas.

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