Hike the Highlands Guides & Sweeps Getting Ready

Hike the Highlands Guides & Sweeps are getting ready for the September hiking festival with St. John Ambulance First aid training. Picture above is one course that took place recently in Indian Brook on the North Shore with instructor Lyle Donovan who is a paramedic as well a Fire Chief for a volunteer Fire Dept.  More training will [...]

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Hikings Boots – Fit your Boots Right

Recently, I wrote an article on Hiking Boots including the new Scarpa Kailish GTX Hiking Boot -Editors Choice 2008 Award Winner, Backpacker Magazine.
Backpacker Magazine has a good video below on how to Fit your Boots Right. With less than 80 days before Hike the Highlands festival starts, now is the time to buy boots and have them [...]

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One Stop Shopping – Buy Both Passes Together

The board of directors of Hike the Highlands Festival is pleased to announce that in 2008 you can buy both the Hike the Highlands Festival Pass and Cape Breton Highlands National Park entry pass together from our festival.  In past years, you had to go to different locations to buy each of them.  In 2008, you [...]

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Daypacks – Deuter Futura 28 AC Pack

There are some great daypacks out there for hiking, one of them is the Deuter Futura 28 AC. It is available from Mountain Equipment Co-op but I sure you can purchase it from other outdoor stores. I was impressed by amount of space, the pockets and sections with this day pack. The bottom section of [...]

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How to buy Hiking Boots & get the right fit?

Have you taken out your boots yet ? Tried them on and said Hmm… maybe I might need a new pair this year. The boot pictured above is the Scarpa Kailish GTX Hiking boot – Editors Choice 2008 Award Winner, Backpacker magazine.
There are some great resources out their to help you make the right decision about buying hiking [...]

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Money Point Hike – A New Hike in 2008

I got a sneak preview this week of one of the new hikes in this year’s Hike the Highlands Festival – Money Point.  This will be one of those wow hikes with great ocean views and mountain scenery. David and Tamara Rasmussen guided me to one section of the trail that takes you to a spectacular [...]

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Birding Workshop & Field Trip – June 14

On Saturday, June 14th beginning at 9:00 am., there will be a birding workshop and field trip at the North Highlands Community Museum in Cape North. This workshop and field trip is sponsored by Nova Scotia Bird Society, Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Maritimes Breeding Bird Atlas and North Highlands Community Museum.
At this workshop you will [...]

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Plaster Provincial Park Hiking Trail without Snow

I had the opportunity to hike Plaster Provincial Park trail, part of the Nova Scotia Provincial Parks system,  recently without snow. I hiked this trail earlier with my wife in March. My impression has not changed one bit. This is a great little trail that has scenery, look-offs, and much more. It takes 40 minutes to an [...]

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