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Natural beauty close to home
Discover the beauty of our parks and conservation areas this summer
[TRAIL TALES] Durham Forest comes alive
Autumn’s first flush had flamed the treetops when we hiked Durham Forest a couple of weeks ago. Imagine what a show we’ll see by mid-October, I told my daughter....
[TRAVEL] Free and easy in the Thousand Islands
Just to be clear, I’m not a leather-clad, tattooed motorcycle mama; just an ordinary suburban mom with a mini-van. But one of the best vacations I’ve been on since having children was on the back of my husband’s Yamaha V-Star motorcycle, cruising through the Thousand Islands Parkway....
[TRAVEL] Sleeping at the airport
When I was six and my sister was two, our plane to Miami was delayed indefinitely due to a snowstorm, forcing us to sleep at the airport. My sister and I were filled with excitement. My parents, not so much......
[TRAIL TALES] Explore Whitby’s Waterfront
On a Sunday far too balmy for late October, my daughter and I bundled our bikes into the van and headed for the Whitby Waterfront Trail at the foot of Brock Street. The parking lot at Lion’s Promenade was packed – lots of people in shirtsleeves and shorts here to enjoy summer’s last hurrah....
[TRAIL TALES] A trail of two waterfronts in Ajax
Our hike today has us waiting for spring and longing for summer. We can just imagine the blue-green winter waves dressed in summer’s sapphire blue. The vista from the Ajax Waterfront Trail makes it easy. We walk the asphalt trail that wends along the bluff high above the shoreline. The edge is close enough to allow you marvel at the view, but not close enough to make you queasy....
[TRAVEL] Your baby is a VIP at this hotspot
You have an infant child, and perhaps a toddler too - but hey, you are still permitted to crave an action-packed getaway to a Mexican hotspot....[TRAIL TALES] Gettin' down at Heber Down
Kids and creeks go together like peanut butter and jam. When my children were younger, we often satisfied our “creek fix” at Heber Down Conservation Area in Whitby....
[TRAVEL] Skate away to Ottawa
It’s a true test of winter worthiness to trek to Ottawa in February to join in what is dubbed a ‘‘celebration of Canada’s unique northern climate and culture’’....
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