I became interested in Ottawa’s hidden lakes when I had an extra-long wait one rainy afternoon at a bus stop. The OC Transpo route map has bodies of water marked out in a weird shade of blue that makes all the little urban tributaries pop off the page. I couldn’t believe how many lakes and [...]
Bruce Pit
July 25th, 2010 · No Comments · Ottawa
Tags: bruce pit·dog park·Hike·Ottawa·urban lake
King Mountain Hike
July 17th, 2009 · No Comments · Ottawa
My motivation to go hiking every weekend’s been a little diminished by bad weather and scheduling difficulties. Finally getting a break and looking for a good hiking spot the other day, John and Jen suggested we take a walk up King Mountain, one of the trails up around Champlain Lookout that doesn’t get as much [...]
Tags: Gatineau Hills·Hike·King Mountain