One of the most prominent constellations in the northern hemisphere’s night sky during the winter is The Hunter, Orion. In lore he was a guide to the seasons for mariners and farmers, signaling the onset of winter storms. The Egyptians called him Osiris, God of the Underworld, with the Milky Way his River Styx. His companion dog, [...]
Archive for December, 2007
Orion
Posted in Astronomy on December 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Astronomy
Posted in Astronomy on December 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Today I am starting a series of articles on astronomy. This has always been of interest to me and I have finally made the effort to learn more about the night sky. I see this as a wonderful companion to hiking; both take in the great outdoors and both hobbies are reasonably inexpensive to get [...]
Middle Falls And Lookout
Posted in Hikes on December 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Another incredible fall day! I’ve strayed a bit farther from home this time. It’s a good half hour drive to what was at one time an active provincial park called Pigeon River. It is now abandoned but hikers are still welcome. Access to the falls is very easy, either through the old [...]
Cedar Creek
Posted in Hikes on December 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Cedar Creek, a Lakehead Region Conservation Area, is located west of Thunder Bay, past Kakabeka Falls. Follow highway 590 and turn left at 2nd Sideroad. Turn left again at Broome Road and follow it to the end, about 1.5 kilometers. There is a good parking area and, as with all LRCA trails, a pay box [...]
Mills Forest
Posted in Hikes on December 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Today’s hike was along the trail in the Mills Forest Block, a Lakehead Region Conservation Area site off of John Street Road. It was overcast and about 15C, great for walking but not the best picture taking weather. The trail runs along a pretty swampy area and then up and around a [...]
Little Falls Trail
Posted in Hikes on December 8, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Sunday, September 23, 2007
A beautiful September day, over 21 C. I dressed too warm for the weather – long pants, long-sleeve shirt, vest and hat. I should have worn shorts and a t-shirt. The trail was wet, but well worth the walk to see Little Falls.
The trail starts at the parking lot of the interpretive [...]
First Hike At The Cascades
Posted in Hikes on December 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Sunday, October 2, 2005
I took my first real hike in my new boots. They seem to be fine, I just have to remember not to make them too tight. I went to the Cascades at the end of Balsam Street. I’ve lived here all my life and had never been there before. I tried to [...]
Trails
Posted in Trails on December 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Here is a list of trails in the Thunder Bay area. If you read the whole article you will find links to most of these trails.
Lakehead Region Conservation Area trails
Cascades
Cedar Falls
Hazelwood Lake
Hurkett Cove
Little Trout Bay
MacKenzie Point
Mills Block Forest
Mission Island Marsh
Neebing – MacIntyre Floodway
Silver Harbour
Wishart Forest
Sleeping Giant Provincial Park trails:
Burma
Gardner Lake
Joe Creek
Kabeyun
Middlebrun Bay
Pickerel Lake
Piney Wood Hills
Plantain [...]
Lots To Offer
Posted in Thunder Bay on December 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I live in what is often called The Great White North. This is what the uneducated say. Actually, we have just about the same weather as a third of the USA. Only we don’t have all the people to deal with.
So we have really great springs, summers and falls, and winters that can be both [...]
Hello world!
Posted in Welcome on December 7, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Welcome to my little corner of the world. I hope you enjoy my ramblings and opinions. I usually update in the fall and winter months. I find summer too hot and buggy to enjoy and good hike. I enjoy your comments and cannot easily be offended, so please write.
