Near Sunshine Village, Alberta
Derek and Ray in the White Mountains
Autumn in the Gatineaus, Ottawa
Hiking was just a natural
extension of our love for walking. Ray’s first trip to
Nepal in 1991 inspired first him and then Jeanne to find
longer trails through the woods and up the hills wherever
we lived or travelled. To read about our Nepal treks click on
Moving to Ottawa in late 1992
introduced us to the Gatineau hills and to our keen
hiking companions, Morris Davison and Al Robinson.
In Ottawa, we are members of the Rideau
Trail Association and join them periodically on their
Wednesday Walker bushwacking hikes and on their week-end
walks in the Gatineaus.
Al and Morris brought Ray down to the
Adirondak mountains around Lake Placid New York where
there are any number of moderate and challenging trails
to follow. In fact, in the fall of 1999, Ray and Morris
became members of the 46ers Club, which means they have
climbed all 46 (actually there are 47) hills over 4,000
ft. Jeanne has climbed about 12 so it will be some time
before she qualifies.
Morris on top of Hurricane
On top of Algonquin
Climbing Cascade in September snow
We have also joined Derek
Anderson and friends on the trails in Mont Tremblant
Park, Quebec and in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
Mont Tremblant Park
Using the ropes at Mont Tremblant
Huntington’s Ravine, White Mountains
In May 2006 Ray and Jeanne travelled with
Barb and Don Wilson and Morris Davison, friends from
Ottawa, to Northern England where we hiked 190 miles from
St Bees on the Irish Sea to Robin Hood’s Bay on the North
Sea. Read about our trip and see some photos on our web
page
Wainwright’s Coast to Coast Walk
On the Coast to Coast Trail, England
The Autumn of 2015 found us in the Dordogne area
of France, joining friends for a week of self-guided walking.
Click Dordogne Walk Oct
2015 to read about our experiece and see an album of photos.
Dordogne Walk
Amalfi Coast
We enjoyed another week of walking in Europe in
2017. Click
Walking the Amalfi Coast Sept-Oct 2017 to read about our walk and
see an album of photos
In Ottawa, reach the Rideau Trail Association
at 613 860-2225.
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