I was blessed with the opportunity to walk across Canada in 2017-2018 during Canada’s 150th anniversary. I walked between Halifax, Nova Scotia and Vancouver, British Columbia, through eight provinces, and covered over 6,000 km. Some stats are below. I hope you enjoy these walking texts and that perhaps they inspire you toward your own adventure.
Dates: April 21 – July 5, 2017 and March 12 – April 27, 2018
Where Walked: Halifax, Nova Scotia to Gull Lake, Saskatchewan (2017) and Vancouver, British Columbia to Gull Lake, Saskatchewan (2018)
Distance: 6,100 kilometers
Walking Days: 106
Average Distance per Walking Day: 56.6 kms/day
Walking Texts
To Walk Across Canada
Why?
Stealth Camping
Raven
The Cyclists
The Cross-Country Pedestrians
Shoes
Poison Ivy
Trail Angels
Not a New Idea
The First Day
Highway Litter
Wheelchair People
Bay of Fundy’s Tidal Bore
Conversation with My Feet
Exchange with a Highway Worker
Disorientation
Jessi
Morning Meetings with My Feet
Intuition
Days of Rain
Conversation with a Hitchhiker
Plourde Family
Quebec Police Officer
Calculating My Odds of Finishing My Walk
Rivière-Bleue
Reflecting in Saint Pascal, Quebec
Remembering Nancy
Milestones and Personal Records
Rural Quebec
Sanctuaire Notre-Dame de la Paix
When Nature Calls
Sub-Divisions
Montebello
Committing to the Walk
Into Ottawa
First Time Ever Being Denied Water While Traveling
Road Kill
Using a Jogging Stroller on Dangerous Highway 17
Outside Massey, Ontario
Bruce Mines
Sault Ste. Marie
Outside Pancake Bay
Halfway Lodge
White River
Blackflies and Construction Workers
More Black Flies
Into Thunder Bay
Little Things
Low Morale Day
Conversation with Some Truckers
Last Spike
Kenora to the Manitoba Border
Update on Biting Insects
An Eighty-Kilometre Day
Cold Day in Manitoba
Brandon Sun Reporter
Big Sky of the Prairies
Flat Tire
Inner Monologue
Saskatchewan Farmer Conversations
Misspelled Words and Tipping
Meeting Shawn
Life’s Barriers
Difficult Decision
Training Day – Walk Around Skaha Lake
The Rest of the Walk – In Photos and Text