Trillium Hikes

10/13/2025

Pelee Island Excursion Part 2 is out on YouTube!!

Need some couch time after getting stuffed at Thanksgiving (for all my fellow Canadians!) Put your feet up and check this out. I won't even mind if you pass out 😁

Happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow Canucks out there!!

Stay tuned all, more content coming your way!

Today's our first full day on Pelee Island and we welcomed the day with watching the sun come up from the island's East coast and for us, just a short walk f...

10/11/2025

Bruce Trail Thru Hike: Road Crossings and Forest Paths 🌿

10/10/2025

Day 10 of our End to End of the with and enjoying the view from

Climb up from the main trail had more stairs than Wentworth but it was worth it.

Captured Rob, some circling turkey vultures and the moon in the same shot.

More to come...

10/09/2025

🚢 New Trillium Hikes adventure: Pelee Island – Canada’s Most Southern Island!

Would you believe I grew up just 30 minutes away and had never visited Pelee Island? Well, that’s been fixed! 🙌

Here’s what’s waiting on this one-of-a-kind island:
✅ A ferry ride from Kingsville aboard the Pelee Islander 🚢
✅ Dinner & stay at The Goose Kitchen and Inn 31 🍽️
✅ Canada’s southernmost landmass — yes, further south than Washington & Oregon! 🌍
✅ Pelee Island Winery 🍷, quiet beaches, and a peaceful community of just 200–250 locals 🌿

Come along for the ride and see why this small island packs such big charm.
👉 Watch the full video now: https://youtu.be/jvhpHd8wOKg?si=yJZt4WGgIBqwsPTY

10/05/2025

Let's try this again. Preview didn't generate last time.

Episode 1 - Adventure to Pelee Island!!

A little different from our usual videos as there's no backpacking on this outing. But we did check out a few trails, shore lines and sunsets...

Would you believe I was born and raised 30 minutes away and I never visited Pelee Island? Well, we fixed that!!Come along as we take the Pelee Islander ferry...

10/05/2025

Posted something a little different today. I subbed my backpack and ultralight gear for a weekend adventure to Pelee Island - Canada's Southern most populated land and land mass.

Check it out!!

https://youtu.be/jvhpHd8wOKg?si=bu1lD2LYiMBxmjDo

09/16/2025

This was the final stretch of our hike from Buttermilk Falls to Tiffany Falls, and it came with some hidden gems.

✔️ Passed through Chedoke Park & Golf Club
✔️ Explored Iroquia Heights
✔️ Found a historic stone wall built to protect railway passengers from stray bullets back in the 1800s (!!)
✔️ Ended the day at the ever-popular Tiffany Falls 🌊

Catch all the sights (and the fun fact history lesson) in today’s video:

🎥 https://youtu.be/R6aZNsFzU5k

08/31/2025

Capturing the sun rise on the East side of Pelee Island this morning. Short little hike from our room at the Wandering Dog Inn to Sunrise Beach.

Then took the coast down to the Southern Edge before heading back for a great breakfast.

05/22/2025

And just cuz I can....

B&W versions... not my best but not all bad 😁

07/05/2024

Day 3 highlights from our hike from Glenfinnan to Inverie and The "UK's Most Remote Pub"!

Paul and I woke up on the floor of the Sourlies Bothy on the coast of Loch Nevis. Although we were on the right body of water, Inverie was still 16 KMs and 775m of elevation gain away.

A short walk from the bothy was a massive rock that putted out into the water and we couldn't go around so up and over we went. Oh, and the first path we took was a dead end. So down and back up we went. On the other side of the rock was more shore and nearly a kilometer of bog. Bog started great with firm grass but that quickly changed to water soaked grass and mud. We filled our bottles at the site of a beautiful old ruin. After the ruin was a 600m climb with switchback after switchback. I had a hell of a time with the climb. I managed a few meters then had to stop. But then we finally hit the saddle and it was mostly downhill from there. Suddenly I had a wind in my sails and even left Paul in the dust. It was still a very wet descent but I had stopped caring and simply walked in the water filled ruts of the path.

Paul and I walked into Inverie and who was waiting for us at a picnic table outside The Old Forge? Our Dutch couple friends from the bothy. We sat down to our first cold pint. Other patrons at the next table were a pair of fishermen from Mallaig and were impressed by our 3 day endeavor to get to the pub (pint #2).

Our Dutch friends left on the next ferry and we were joined by 2 gents we met briefly at the bothy the night before. Roddy went into the pub, brought our a dram of Scotch for the 4 of us and played a few tunes on the fiddle for all to enjoy.

We dined and drank and finally hiked back up the road to the Foundation Bunkhouse where we met a lovely young Scottish couple (more on them in the next post) . It was a fantastic end to a tough day.

07/03/2024

Catching up on my posts from my trip to Scotland.

After arriving in Glenfinnan we spent the night at a very cute rail sleeper car-turned hostel. The next morning we got our packs and hit the trail. We took the road down to the and hiked under it, following a paved path deeper into the valley. We ended up following the valley and hiked up to its saddle.

Day one on our hike to Inverie and the "UK's most remote pub" ( ) ended up being the most difficult of our 3-day journey. 21 KMs and 800m of elevation gain (according to AllTrails recording)

I lost half my leg in a bog - Paul had to help me strip off my pack and help pull me out of the mud, both trekking poles bent on separate falls (there were many) and one even broke (good thing I had duct tape on the poles).

We finally rolled into the A'Chuile bothy muddy, wet and tired but we met a really nice Dutch couple who we would meet up with again through our hike. Try as I might, I couldn't get a fire to stay lit in the fireplace but we managed to dry out and get a good night's sleep.

06/21/2024

Pictures are from Glenfinnan. You'll recognize the viaduct from the Harry Potter films. Also pictured is the Jacobite Monument and the Glenfinnan House and Hotel where we had lunch - truly beautiful inside. Views from the viaduct trail were also spectacular with Loch Shiel in the background.

The next day, we start our 50 KM hike to the most remote pub in the UK.