TRAIL TALES
A trail of two waterfronts in Ajax
Our hike today has us waiting for spring and longing for summer. We can just imagine the blue-green winter waves dressed in summer’s sapphire blue. The vista from the Ajax Waterfront Trail makes it easy. We walk the asphalt trail that wends along the bluff high above the shoreline. The edge is close enough to allow you marvel at the view, but not close enough to make you queasy.
Discover Darlington’s hidden jewel
Out of sight on the grounds of Darlington Nuclear Generating Station, lies a hidden jewel, a link on the Waterfront Trail. The first time I stumbled upon it, my young kids and I needed a break from their sister’s soccer tournament and the blistering heat....Discovering Lynde Shores
Lynde Shores is a zoo without bars. On our last visit, within minutes of parking the car, my children had already spotted a gaggle of Canada geese, a pair of swans, mallards galore and – for the very first time – a muskrat, industriously paddling by, not two metres from shore. The kids grabbed a great view of the muskrat’s slicked-down fur and bright black eyes when he took a breather on the bank right below our feet. ...Walker Woods, the desert that became a forest
“Did you see all the warblers?†shouted the cyclist pedaling toward us. As my daughter and I hiked further along the Walker Woods trail, the enthusiastic fellow started listing off the numerous varieties he’d spotted; his voice trailed away before the list ended....
Making tracks in Beaver River Wetland
“It’s going to be cold, Alison. Dress warmly.†My daughter, who skis with her school, knows all about cold weather. Despite the low temperature and -20˚C wind chill, she’s still game for a cold weather hike....
Exploring Stephen's Gulch
We cast the dice and we lost. With blue skies overhead and a grey line of rain clouds on the horizon, my kids and I gambled that we were faster than the weather rolling in....
Durham Forest comes alive!
Autumn’s first flush had flamed the treetops when we hiked Durham Forest a couple of weeks ago. Imagine what a show we’ll see by mid-October, I told my daughter....
Gettin' down at Heber Down
Kids and creeks go together like peanut butter and jam. When my children were younger, we often satisfied our “creek fix†at Heber Down Conservation Area in Whitby....
Sunflowers needed at Second Marsh
“Note to self: bring LOTS of sunflower seeds next time,†my daughter says. The birds swoop around us so closely that we feel their wings beat, as they compete for the seeds my daughter holds out on her open hand. If only we’d known they’d be so hungry!...- Sleep is elusive for me
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