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The Kerry Way: Laundry Pile & a Sunny Day

Posted on March 17, 2024March 17, 2024 by Lindsay

Yes, you read the title of this post correctly- September 21, 2023 was Day 3 of my hike and it was a sunny day. On this particular stint, I was headed from the town of Glencar to the town of...continue reading

The Kerry Way: Séamus, Sandy & D O’Sheas

Posted on March 9, 2024March 9, 2024 by Lindsay

On Day 8 of my hike, I made the 18km(ish) saunter from Caherdaniel to Sneem. My weather situation that day was a mix of heavy rain, regular rain, sunny stints, and stupidly-pretty vistas. The trail took me along paved road,...continue reading

The Kerry Way: Husseys

Posted on March 3, 2024March 3, 2024 by Lindsay

As I mentioned in my first post about The Kerry Way, the first and last nights of my hike were spent in Killarney. Killarney is a beautiful town in County Kerry and Google has informed me that its population (back...continue reading

The Kerry Way: The Hiking

Posted on January 13, 2024January 15, 2024 by Lindsay

This past Fall (2023), from September 18 to September 29, I hiked what is known as 'The Kerry Way' in Ireland. What's The Kerry Way, you ask? Terrific question. The Kerry Way is regarded as being Ireland's longest 'signposted' walking...continue reading

Park

Posted on November 25, 2023November 26, 2023 by Lindsay

Tonight (experienced and written in Winter of 2020), I decided to head to a spot in Banff called Park. It's one of my favourite haunts along Banff Avenue and I tend to go there sparingly, to keep the 'cool' factor...continue reading

New Years Eve- Ringing in 2019

Posted on August 19, 2023August 21, 2023 by Lindsay

Historically, my New Years tradition has involved congregating with an amazing group of friends from high school, popping a bunch of bubbly, reminiscing on ridiculous stories from when we used to see each other more frequently, and catching-up on where...continue reading

A ‘Peak-Nic’ in Jasper

Posted on April 3, 2022April 3, 2022 by Lindsay

THE PREAMBLE I spent about two and a half years (cumulatively) living in Lake Louise, Alberta. Lake Louise is a relatively remote, extremely small locale that's nestled in the Canadian Rockies in Western Alberta....quite the departure from my usual speed...continue reading