My walking posts are not how-to texts.
I don’t give you logistical details on how to complete a walk.
My writing is experiential – impressions, thoughts, feelings, and moments.
I walk.
Perhaps I take a photo.
I write about it.
Walks Canada
6,100 km – Walk Across Canada
895 km – Bruce Trail – ON
700 km – Walk Every Street in Penticton – BC
592 km – Confederation Trail – PE
387 km – Rideau Trail – ON
297 km – Cabot Trail – NS
190 km – Rossburn Subdivision Trail – MB
180 km – Sunshine Coast Trail – BC
131 km – East Coast Trail – NL
130 km – Avon Trail – ON
105 km – Boreal Trail – SK
90 km – Welland Canals Parkway Trail – ON
73 km – La Cloche Silhouette Trail – ON
63 km – Mantario Trail – MB
48 km – Fundy Circuit – NB
47 km – Juan de Fuca Trail – BC
40 km – Grey Owl’s Cabin Walk – SK
24 km – Top of the Giant Trail – ON
Walks – International
865 km – Camino Frances to Finisterre – France/Spain
823 km – Camino del Norte – Spain
420 km – Rhine River Walk – Switzerland/Germany
305 km – Camino de Primitivo – Spain
160 km – Nijmegan Marches – Netherlands
122 km – Camino de San Salvador – Spain
119 km – Camino de Finisterre (to Muxia) – Spain
118 km – Camino Ingles – Spain
100 km – Death March (Dodentocht) – Belgium
Summits
Canadian Rockies Challenge – 55 Peaks, 55 Days, 55 Years of Age
Okanagan Valley Peaks – BC, Canada (61 peaks)
4,302 m – Pikes Peak – CO, United States
3,976 m – Acatenango Volcano – Guatemala
3,020 m – San Pedro Volcano – Guatemala
2,635 m – Mount Field – BC, Canada
1,745 m – San Cristobal Volcano – Nicaragua
1,066 m – Mount Vodno – North Macedonia
1,036 m – Telica Volcano, Nicaragua
806 m – Gros Morne Mountain – NL, Canada
739 m – Monte Titano – San Marino
Wanderings and Musings
This next set of posts is a miscellany, with essays, verse, and prose, inspired by my Canadian and international travel experiences. Enjoy.
Canada
AB – Alberta Badlands
AB – At a Parking Lot in Edmonton
AB – Underground Spirits at Grassi Lakes
BC – Along the Naramata Trail
BC – At the Coffee Shop in Chemainus
BC – Café in Vernon
BC – Desert Centre in Osoyoos
BC – Enderby Cliffs
BC – Hermit Trail, The
BC – Kamloops – Deep Lake
BC – Quest to Find a Western Rattlesnake
BC – Vancouver to Penticton Cycling Trip
BC – Walk Along the Kettle Valley Railroad
ON – Gananoque: Thousand Islands
ON – Niagara Falls: An Afternoon Stroll
ON – Niagara-on-the-Lake Ghost Story
QC – Through a Montebello Window
YK – Alaska Highway – to Beaver Creek
YK – Dawson City
YK – Five Finger Rapids
YK – Reflections on the Road – Yukon River
YK – Silver City – Ghost Town
YK – Whitehorse – Riverfront
YK – Whitehorse Art Walk
YK – Why Do People Move to the Yukon?
YK – Wildflowers Along the Alaska Highway
YK – Wildlife Along the Alaska Highway
International
Albania – An Albanian Man and an Olive
Albania – Hills Caffe Tirana
Armenia – Mount Ararat
Armenia – Yerevan Cascades
Austria – Cafe Museum in Vienna
Austria – Four Men in a Dorm
Austria – Vienna of My Dreams
Belgium – Death March (Dodentocht)
Belize – Wanderings and Impressions
Bosnia & Herzegovina – Ćevapi in Sarajevo
Bosnia & Herzegovina- Latin Bridge Sarajevo
Bosnia & Herzegovina – Sarajevo Moments
Bulgaria – Cafe Athene Sofia
Bulgaria – Cafe Orseth pasticceria
Bulgaria – Walking Around Sofia
Croatia – Zrinjevac Park Zagreb
Cyprus – Aphrodite’s Bath
Cyprus – Fisherman at the Paphos Harbour
Cyprus – Opportunity in Cyprus
Cyprus – Sykaminia Cafe Paphos
Czechia – Concert Night in Prague
Czechia – Paul Depuis 1889 Prague
Czechia – Wandering Through Old Town Prague
Denmark – At a Copenhagen Hostel
Denmark – Freetown Christiania Cafe
Denmark – Images of Freetown Christiania
Estonia – Umbrellas
Finland – Cafe Krypta in Helsinki
Finland – Helsinki Port
Finland – Pastor in the Crypt
Finland – Pastor in the Crypt (Alternate Version)
France – Child Interpreter
France – Petty Argument in Paris
Georgia – TbilisIstanbul Cafe Georgia
Georgia – Walking Through Old Town Tbilisi
Germany – Aachen Cathedral
Germany – Aachen City Walk
Germany – Legends of the Mummelsee
Greece – Athens Arrival
Greece – Mythology – Part 1 – Athens
Greece – Mythology – Part 2 – Athens
Greece – Mythology – Part 3 – Athens
Greece – Mythology – Part 4 – The Acropolis
Greece – Mythology – Part 5 – Delphi
Greece – Mythology – Part 6 – Oracle
Guatemala – Acatenango Volcano
Guatemala – Flores
Guatemala – Road Trip Guatemala
Guatemala – San Pedro Volcano
Guatemala – Tikal Ruins
Hungary – Artisan Cafe Muse In Budapest
Hungary – Budapest Moments
Hungary – Cafe in Budapest
Hungary – Danube River Budapest
Hungary – Images of Budapest
Ireland – An Irish Poem
Ireland – Arriving in Dublin
Ireland – Dublin’s Caffè Nero
Ireland – Dublin City Cafe La Bella
Italy – Canal Grande Venice
Italy – Tiberius Bridge Rimini
Italy – Wandering Around Genoa
Latvia – Black Magic in Riva
Latvia – Black Magic in Riva – Part Two
Latvia – Cafe in Riga
Latvia – On Learning the Customs of Latvia
Liechtenstein – Wanderings and Impressions
Lithuania – Love Story Cafe in Vilnius
Lithuania – Three Crosses Hill
Malta – Mdina
Malta – Valletta
Mexico – Cancun: The Place of the Gold Snake
Mexico – Chichen Itza Ruins
Mexico – Swimming in the Ik Kil Cenote
Montenegro – Moraca River Walk Podgorica
Netherlands – Nijmegan Marches
Nicaragua – Granada
Nicaragua – Las Penitas
Nicaragua – Leon
Nicaragua – Ometepe Island
Nicaragua – Rivas
Nicaragua – San Cristobal Volcano
Nicaragua – Telica Volcano
North Macedonia – Mount Vodno
Norway – Spaceman
Norway – Vigeland Sculpture Park, Oslo
Poland – Green Caffe Nero Warsaw
Poland – Polish Photograph
Portugal – Porto Afternoon
Portugal – Porto Restaurant
Romania – Cafe In Timisoara Romania
Romania – Grocery Store In Timisoara
Romania – Images of Timisoara
Romania – Walk Along The Bega In Timisoara
San Marino – Monte Titano
Serbia – Belgrade in the Rain
Serbia – Belgrade’s coffeedream
Slovakia – Kaffee Mayer In Bratislava
Slovakia – Schokocafe Maximilian Bratislava
Slovenia – Old Town Ljubljana Moments
Spain – Valencia
Sweden – Haga Cafe in Gothenburg
Sweden – Taking the Bus to Gothenburg
Switzerland – Hills Near Zürich
Switzerland – Tomasee
Tunisia – Wanderings
Turkey – Incident at Gülhane Park Istanbul
Turkey – Overnight Bus to Istanbul
United Kingdom – Arithmetic
United Kingdom – From a London Window
United Kingdom – Regency Cafe, London
United States – CO: Pikes Peak
Vatican City – Being Blessed by the Pope