By now, hopefully, you have heard about the ongoing struggle to protect the Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes wilderness area. Hopefully, you have written a letter to the HRM and contacted your local councillor. The Nova Scotia Public Lands Coalition, supported by the Ecology Action Centre, Canoe Kayak Nova Scotia, Halifax Field Naturalists, CPAWS […]
I run a website which helps people find and explore outdoor adventures. I get plenty of traffic which results in many emails and interactions with tourists and locals alike. On a weekly basis, I get emails from tourists who are planning their trip to Halifax and ask me which areas they should explore. […]
No more pulling over in sketchy areas not meant for parked cars to get your canoe or kayak into Long Lake Provincial Park. Atlantic Developments, Polycorp, the government of Nova Scotia, with consultations from the volunteer group the Long Lake Provincial Park Association have teamed up to build proper lake access off of Northwest Arm […]
“Spray Paint On White Pine” VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED Today I had a fantastic hike around Susie’s Lake. Happily lost most of the time. Towards the end of the hike I came to a spot I was familiar with, near the look-off and the prettiest part of the area. I was appalled to see some terrible […]
5. Blue Mountain Hiking Trail This area was historically in flux with logging and was once a proposed open-pit quarry. Encroached upon by nearby development, it now hopes to become the cornerstone of a long-promised urban wilderness park (help these people make it happen). The trail is completely unmarked, rugged and not […]