South March Highlands
September 1, 2024. We went for our weekly hike to South March highlands in Ottawa's west end today. It was a bit cool and a bit breezy, but nice after the earlier rains. Here's the full album https://flic.kr/p/2qdFdgZ
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Pine Grove South
July 7, 2024. Pine Grove Forest south, in Ottawa's greenbelt (trail 45). Lots of bugs. Medium dense forest, in lush green with blue sky showing through the leaves. A large tree trunk to the left, and white and orange flowers in the foreground. Forest ... -
Forest Green
June 23, 2024. No biking yesterday because of the weather. This photo is from our walk through the Mer Bleue forest. My left foot is still hurting quite a lot. https://flic.kr/p/2q1gLDt -
Pond
June 21, 2024. Another day working in the office, working on a project called 'CList'. Over lunch I cycled downtown to get some Hungarian paprika paste. This is from the little forested area just alongside the NRC campus; I notice that there's a bit o... -
Mer Bleue in the Rain
April 3, 2024. Squirrel at Mer Bleue forest. Worked from the office today, got 8 years of tax returns off the table, and stopped by at the forest in the wind and the cold cold rain to take a few photos. https://flic.kr/p/2pH8TCh -
Birch
March 3, 2024. Our walk today took us to Pine Grove forest. It's still showing the effects of the derecho a couple years ago, and it looks like they removed a lot of the downed trees over the winter. We listened to the Blue Jays lose another spring tr... -
Forest Snow
February 18 2024. It was snowing in the forest today where we went snowshoeing, a bit more than 4 km. Not too cold but snowy and blowy. https://flic.kr/p/2pyWwk4 -
Warwick Forest, Ontario
December 3, 2023. A walk through the forest just before the snow. We went out earlier in the morning than usual. https://flic.kr/p/2pjTSXn -
La Verendrye
August 10, 2023. This is today, Day 12 on my ride to La Verendrye via VĂ©loroute des Draveurs (out) and Petit Train du Nord (back). I saw exactly one other bikepacker out there. View progress here: ridewithgps.com/users/5664109 https://flic.kr/p/2oUWsa... -
Parc du Lac-Beauchamp
June 25, 2023. This is the trail through Parc du Lac-Beauchamp, at the eastern edge of Gatineau. It was an easy 5 km walk, though it was warm and the smoke from the firest fires filled the air. https://flic.kr/p/2oKxfYr -
Trillium
April 23, 2023. Evn if they're not quite blooming yet, it's nice to see trilliums all through the forest floor. We went for an 8.7 km walk along the Mer Bleue trail. It was supposed to rain all day, but it didn't, though trail was pretty muddy in plac... -
The Old Quarry Trail
March 19, 2023. This squirrel greeted us near the beginning of the Old Quarry Trail in west Ottawa. We did a roughly 6 km loop around the trail. Our timing was good; it was -6 so everything was frozen. Next week, this trail will be too soggy to walk (t... -
Pinhey Trail
March 12, 2023. I sniffled and sneezed my way through a hike on Pinhey train in west Ottawa today. There was a lot of debris from last year's storm, as elsewhere, which led to things like this lichen being easily accessible for cool photos. Forgot my c... -
Larose Forest East
February 26, 2023. We were back out snowshoeing in Larose Forest east today. And also, for the first time this season, listening to the Blue Jays on a Sunday afternoon. I started out strong but lost energy quickly; Andrea meanwhile was fast throughout ... -
Pine Grove Trail, Ottawa
February 12, 2023. This is Pine Grove forest, still showing a lot of signs of the devastation caused by last year's derecho. We went out for a 6km walk on the snow-covered trail enjoying a beautiful warm February day. https://flic.kr/p/2oh6BnQ -
Larose Forest
January 22, 2023. Same forest, new week. A warmer hazy overcast day. We snowshoed almost 5 km. https://flic.kr/p/2od1MqK -
Larose Forest In the Snow
January 15, 2023. Snowshoeing in Larose forest. Then football. January winter Sunday. https://flic.kr/p/2obBnBz -
The Frozen Forest
January 6, 2023. We had freezing rain yesterday and today with the result that there's a layer of ice over everything. It makes walking treacherous but I was till out for my lunchtime walk. It's good to take a break, especially in winter when the offic... -
ForĂȘt-la-Blanche Ecological Reserve
October 23, 2022. We went for a hike in the ForĂȘt-la-Blanche Ecological Reserve today, 4.6 km and 314 m of elevation gain. It felt a lot easier this time than the last time we were there. Beautiful fall day, warm and sunny, still with some good colour.... -
Mer Bleue Forest, Ottawa
September 4, 2022. Walking through Mer Bleue forest. Flowers, fungi, and fruit. https://flic.kr/p/2nJEp51 -
Larose Forest in the Sun
May 14, 2022. We went for a snowshoe hike through Larose forest. I also completed a short report on XR. Overall, a good day. The end of winter is in sight. https://flic.kr/p/2n8CJb6 -
Cathedral of Snow
January 2, 2022. This is the south loop at Warwick Forest. We were finally able to complete it now that hunting season is over. Fresh snowfall made it a bit tougher to walk, though. https://flic.kr/p/2mUXN6Q -
Larose Forest Squirrel
December 5, 2021. Squirrel in a pine tree letting us hear exactly what it's thinking. We went for a hike today in Larose Forest; it was a bit cold, but not too bad, though the trail was icy. https://flic.kr/p/2mP1aT6 -
Ferguson Forest
November 14, 2021. Today's walk was through Ferguson Forest in Kemptville. Bordering the town on the south, Rideau River on the north and Kemptville Creek on the east, this is a good sized stretched of hilly, rocky, and sometimes muddy mixed forest. Th... -
La ForĂȘt Blanche Ecological Reserve
October 10, 2021. This week's hike took us back to the ForĂȘt Blanche Ecological Reserve, where we were two weeks ago, along a different trail. This sport doesn't have a name but is right at the junction of the trails to Lac Howard and Lac Robert respec...
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