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A New Camera For the Camino

We had spent the past week at Dustin’s and did very little walking. We are now in Lethbridge visiting with Maureen’s brother and his wife. Because of the trails here, we get to do a lot of walking involving hills. … Continue reading

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Back From Mexico and a Return to Training

We won’t be going to begin our walk in Figeac, France this autumn as I had originally planned. We will wait until next fall, 2015, and start in Saint Jean Pied de Port. We are in Saskatoon at the Gordie … Continue reading

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Hiking in British Columbia: Part Five

Our last day of hiking in British Columbia was in Fernie, British Columbia. We found quite a few number of trails that connected with each other allowing us to circle the small city of Fernie. Because of recent “bear” activity, … Continue reading

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Hiking in British Columbia: Part Four

The TransCanada Trail is becoming a significant set of trails for hiking and cycling in British Columbia. The trail that begins in Cranbrook travels for forty kilometres to Kimberley – a paved trail for much of the route that follows … Continue reading

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Hiking in British Columbia: Part Three

As we began to head towards home, in no hurry of course, we made sure to stop along the way in order to get in as much hiking as we could. We had studied the maps as well as listing … Continue reading

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Hiking in British Columbia: Part Two

After a few days of visiting in the Kamloops area with a good long walk in the hills near my brother’s acreage, we were off to the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia. Once off the ferry, we stopped for lunch … Continue reading

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Hiking in British Columbia: Part One

With thirteen months until we head to Saint Jean Pied de Port in France where we will begin to walk the Camino Francés, Maureen and I are taking advantage our our travels in Canada to get our bodies ready for the … Continue reading

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Early Spring Training

I spent the past few days in Swift Current, Saskatchewan where I was “teen” sitting my two eldest grandsons. While there, I got to give my new Pacer Poles a good workout on the trail system that wends its way … Continue reading

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Sharing the Journey

It has been quite some time since my last entry here. Since our return home to Canada and the Canadian prairie, the weather and walking conditions have limited us to short walks around our small rural, prairie town where we … Continue reading

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Re-Visioning Pilgrimage As Heroic Journey

Following the roads, paths, and trails along the Camino doesn’t necessarily present too many places where going forward seems almost impossible. Yet, there are places and moments on the trail where one does feel that going another step forward is … Continue reading

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