Running
Cross country running is one of my favourite activities. I love exploring a new trail, taking some pictures, and sharing my journey with you. Hopefully, you will discover a new trail to explore with these posts and photographic tours.
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Mill Pond Trail – Cambridge, ON
Let’s explore the Mill Pond Trail in Cambridge, Ontario. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I started this trail run, but that is always part of the fun. I stopped briefly to read this sign. The term “walkway” made me think that the trail continued somewhere else. I looked to my left and saw…
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A Photographic Tour of The Avon Trail
Today, we are exploring The Avon Trail in Stratford, Ontario. I started my run at Queen’s Park and ran west along the waterfront trail. It really was a beautiful place to explore nature and some local history. There was a lot happening on the water this afternoon. There were tour boats, boat rentals, and even…
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Grand Trunk Trail
It’s time for another Photographic Tour! This time we are exploring the Grand Trunk Trail in St. Marys, Ontario. I accessed the trail via Milt Dunnel Field and ran up these stairs to the bridge. This high bridge over the Thames River was first constructed in 1857. Trains continued to use the bridge right up…
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St. Mary’s Loop Trail
It’s time for another Photographic Tour. This time, we are going to explore the Loop Trail in St. Mary’s, Ontario. The entire trail is 13 kilometers long and these signs help you navigate it either way. I decided to follow the green arrows because I wanted to get to Sparling Bush quicker. There are several…
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A Run to the Lighthouse
I love trail running. My mom loves lighthouses. So, when I discovered a 3 kilometer nature trail that ends at a lighthouse, I just knew I had to lace up my shoes, strap my camera to my wrist, and hit the trail. It’s time for another Photographic Tour! Today we are exploring George Nicholson Trail…
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Riverside Park Trail Run (Cambridge)
It’s time for another photographic tour. I so love doing these. I lace up my shoes, strap a camera to my wrist, explore a new trail, and snap pictures along the way. Then I post them here so you can be my virtual running partner. And if you are so inspired, perhaps you will go…
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Who Stole My Style . . . I mean, Stile
I don’t get out to Grimsby very often. But when I do, the Niagara Escarpment calls out to me. There is just something about running up Hamilton Mountain and doing so through a network of trails. It is challenging and beautiful. I love it. This is a trail map of the route I usually take.…
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Running The Devil’s Creek Trail
Devil’s Creek is a short trail in Cambridge, Ontario. The trail head starts right beside St. Augustine’s Catholic School. and runs for 1.6 kilometers. I took the boardwalk to the right and followed the trail all the way to the end. I then turned around and went the other way at this fork. That trail…
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Sifton Bog Boardwalk Nature Trail
It’s time for another photographic tour. This time we are going to explore the broardwalk nature trail at Sifton Bog in London, Ontario, Canada. This portion of the trail starts on Oxford Drive. This trail is nice for a short stroll. If you want to go for a trail run, you really need to run…
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Dumfries Conservation Area Trail Run
It’s time for another photographic tour. This time, I’m running the trails at Dumfries Conservation Area in Cambridge, Ontario. This sculpture has an interesting story behind it. It is told in a plaque at the base of it. “For approximately one hundred and twenty years, there grew a magnificent fifty foot red oak tree in…