Hiking with Friends

Iroquoia Section - Crawford Lake (104.5 km) to end of section  (120.6 km) , 14 August 2025   Notice the Trail Notices near the Kelso Visitors' Centre.  They report that the bridge over the railroad tracks is currently closed.  I (Doug) had not seen them before the hike.  I advertised the hike as 17.4 kilometres, taking into account hiking from-and-to the parking lots at each end.  The detour  via the tunnel under the railroad  adds an extra half-kilometre, just what we did not want at the end of a long and sweaty hike.  We did not notice the tunnel as we galloped by, adding yet another several hundred metres.  There were mutterings! Eleven of us braved the distance on a day which was cooler in the morning than it has been, but which nevertheless was hot and sultry by the afternoon ... from the left, Faryde, Doug (HC and photographer), Annette (photographer), Frank C., Ivan, Barbara, Frances, Ron B., Nancy, Diane, and Frank L. (photograph...

  Blue Mountain's Section - Devil's Glen (29.5 km) to Standing Rock (42.4 km) - August 8, 2025.  As Hiking With Friends has grown and prospered (more about the return on investment in "human bonds" than any monetary profit) over the last several years, there are certain routines, ceremonies, and rituals that have emerged and become part of the woven tapestry of our shared walking experience. Some days, they all come together over the course of several hours spent hiking the Bruce Trail and blend into a beautiful milieu of nature, camaraderie, and personal achievement. Our 14 km adventure this past week was just exactly "one of those days".   Twelve hikers gathered at Devil's Glen early in the morning...myself, Faryde, Rita, Georgia, Marleen, Barbara, Annette, Andrew (H.C), Andrea, Josie, Ivan, and Frank L...it's going to get warm (aaaaagain) today, so let's get the show on the road... ...or at least beside it... We put the ski hill behind us and ...