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Adventure puppy, Koa, (still not ours) is growing every day. He handled this week’s hike even better and made a bit more distance. So fun to watch him explore and sniff and sniff and explore. During our snack break on the beach, he curled up into a sun-drenched ball of cuteness to nap and refresh. Taking to the trail with a fresh being, eg. puppy or toddler lets one see the wonders of the natural world in all new ways.For today’s adventure pairing, I offer a lovely dodge along Tinker’s Path between Tors Cove and Mobile on the East Coast Trail with a snack stop on Kearley’s Beach. Today’s snack, the @theoatcompany Sea Salt Brownie Oat Bar paired wonderfully with the swoosh of the waves making landfall on the shore. Re-energized after the break, all of our other senses were tickled by the tapestry of colour, the cacophony of a pounding surf, and the thrill of a breaching whale. Tinker’s Path is a great choice for new hikers, multigenerational hikers, young hikers, all hikers. The 5.1 km path is relatively flat, easily managed terrain with spectacular sights around each nook and cranny. Puffins, whales, beaches, and islands filled with sheep-what more could you ask for?A view out towards where the whales were breaching and the fog was inviting them to dance.I was introduced to @theoatcompany through my being a local hike advocate for #HikeNL and @legendarycoasts. After finished my blueberry bars, I ordered a 12 pack so I could try all their flavours. Yesterday on our Spout hike, the Snowball bar was just the ticket of sweet and chocolate to finish lunch and to propel us through the post lunch 40 minute steep climb out. So, this is my Snowball (chocolate and coconut) at the Spout! #maderighthere and with speedy free delivery here in St.John’s, they are now my go-to hike treat for the summer. I can’t wait to try the rest of the flavours! #BuyLocal #poweredbyoats #ExploreNL #OutdoorEats #Getoutside #hike #yummyinmytummyWe had an absolutely fantastic stupendous hike to “The Spout” yesterday. We tried the overland route and with the dry conditions this summer, it went well. Following the good navigational challenge, The Spout-a freshwater geyser propelled by ocean wave action, did not disappoint. It was blowing well. During lunch, we spotted some whales at the next point and didn’t they just breach while the spout was spouting. A magical moment for sure that will never be forgotten.My turn to make a shape. We had a lovely ride beside the sea in Conception Bay South. I found a few lumps to roll over and @wissmarian snapped this beauty. It looks like I’m riding in the mountains but it was sea level.TA’s Facebook Page
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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Visual Soliloquy #307 To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug…
To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug. ~Helen Keller
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Notakwanon River Tuesday
Where in Labrador are TA, Marian and the rest of the team? Click the link below to see their current location plotted on a map. The team is canoeing the Notakwanon River from source to sea over the period of … Continue reading
Visual Soliloquy #306 As you sit on the hillside, or lie prone under the trees of the forest, or sprawl wet-legged by a mountain stream, the great door, that does not look like a door, opens…
As you sit on the hillside, or lie prone under the trees of the forest, or sprawl wet-legged by a mountain stream, the great door, that does not look like a door, opens. ~Stephen Graham
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Notakwanon River Monday
Where in Labrador are TA, Marian and the rest of the team? Click the link below to see their current location plotted on a map. The team is canoeing the Notakwanon River from source to sea over the period of … Continue reading
Visual Soliloquy #305 Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished…
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. ~Lao Tzu
Notakwanon River SPOT Sunday
Where in Labrador are TA, Marian and the rest of the team? Click the link below to see their current location plotted on a map. The team is canoeing the Notakwanon River from source to sea over the period of … Continue reading
Visual Soliloquy #304 Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul…
Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul. ~John Muir
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Notakwanon River SPOT Saturday
Where in Labrador are TA, Marian and the rest of the team? Click the link below to see their current location plotted on a map. The team is canoeing the Notakwanon River from source to sea over the period of … Continue reading
Visual Soliloquy #303 I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars…
I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars. ~Walt Whitman
Notakwanon River SPOT Friday
Where in Labrador are TA, Marian and the rest of the team? Click the link below to see their current location plotted on a map. The team is canoeing the Notakwanon River from source to sea over the period of … Continue reading
Visual Soliloquy #302 After all, I don’t see why I am always asking for private, individual, selfish miracles when every year there are miracles like white dogwood…
After all, I don’t see why I am always asking for private, individual, selfish miracles when every year there are miracles like white dogwood. ~Anne Morrow Lindbergh
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Notakwanon River SPOT Thursday
Where in Labrador are TA, Marian and the rest of the team? Click the link below to see their current location plotted on a map. The team is canoeing the Notakwanon River from source to sea over the period of … Continue reading
Visual Soliloquy #301 In wilderness I sense the miracle of life, and behind it our scientific accomplishments fade to trivia…
In wilderness I sense the miracle of life, and behind it our scientific accomplishments fade to trivia. ~Charles A. Lindbergh
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Notakwanon River SPOT Wed.
Where in Labrador are TA, Marian and the rest of the team? Click the link below to see their current location plotted on a map. The team is canoeing the Notakwanon River from source to sea over the period of … Continue reading
Visual Soliloquy #300 Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair…
Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair. ~Kahlil Gibran
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Notakwanon River SPOT Tuesday
Where in Labrador are TA, Marian and the rest of the team? Click the link below to see their current location plotted on a map. The team is canoeing the Notakwanon River from source to sea over the period of … Continue reading
Visual Soliloquy #299 The poetry of the earth is never dead…
The poetry of the earth is never dead. ~John Keats
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Notakwanon River SPOT tracker Monday
Where in Labrador are TA, Marian and the rest of the team? Click the link below to see their current location plotted on a map. The team is canoeing the Notakwanon River from source to sea over the period of … Continue reading
Visual Soliloquy #298 I believe that there is a subtle magnetism in nature, which, if we unconsciously yield to it, will direct us aright…
I believe that there is a subtle magnetism in nature, which, if we unconsciously yield to it, will direct us aright. ~Henry David Thoreau
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Notakwanon River SPOT Sunday
Where in Labrador are TA, Marian and the rest of the team? Click the link below to see their current location plotted on a map. The team is canoeing the Notakwanon River from source to sea over the period of … Continue reading
Visual Soliloquy #297 Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience…
Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Notakwanon River SPOT Saturday
Where in Labrador are TA, Marian and the rest of the team? Click the link below to see their current location plotted on a map. The team is canoeing the Notakwanon River from source to sea over the period of … Continue reading
Visual Soliloquy #296 How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains…
How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains! ~John Muir
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Notakwanon River SPOT Friday
Where in Labrador are TA, Marian and the rest of the team? Click the link below to see their current location plotted on a map. The team is canoeing the Notakwanon River from source to sea over the period of … Continue reading
Visual Soliloquy #295 Our heart away from nature becomes hard…
Our heart away from nature becomes hard. ~Standing Bear
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Notakwanon River SPOT Thursday
Where in Labrador are TA, Marian and the rest of the team? Click the link below to see their current location plotted on a map. The team is canoeing the Notakwanon River from source to sea over the period of … Continue reading
Visual Soliloquy #294 What humbugs we are, who pretend to live for beauty, and never see the dawn…
What humbugs we are, who pretend to live for beauty, and never see the dawn! ~Logan Pearsall Smith
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Notakwanon River SPOT tracker
Where in Labrador are TA, Marian and the rest of the team? Click the link below to see their current location plotted on a map. The team is canoeing the Notakwanon River from source to sea over the period of … Continue reading
Visual Soliloquy #293 What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well…
What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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Notakwanon River Expedition SPOT Tracker Update
Where in Labrador are TA, Marian and the rest of the team? Click the link below to see their current location plotted on a map. The team is canoeing the Notakwanon River from source to sea over the period of … Continue reading
Visual Soliloquy #292 Why do we love the sea? It is because it has some potent power to make us think things we like to think…
Why do we love the sea? It is because it has some potent power to make us think things we like to think. ~Robert Henri
they are on their way
Where in Labrador are TA, Marian and the rest of the team? Click the link below to see their current location plotted on a map. The team is canoeing the Notakwanon River from source to sea over the period of … Continue reading
Visual Soliloquy #291 Rivers are roads which move, and which carry us whither we desire to go…
Rivers are roads which move, and which carry us whither we desire to go. ~Blaise Pascal
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Testing ONE TWO THREE
On the eve of another trip…time to test the blog posting abilities once again…it looks like we have a SPOT tracker along that will let you see where on the river we are…
Visual Soliloquy #290 Though inland far we be, Our souls have sight of that immortal sea Which brought us hither…
Though inland far we be, Our souls have sight of that immortal sea Which brought us hither. ~William Wordsworth
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Team WHOOSH at the Easter Seals Drop Zone 2011
I had the great pleasure of participating in the Easter Seals Drop Zone 2011 fundraising campaign with friends, Sheilagh O’Leary and Danielle Irvine (a.k.a. Xena and the Casting Fairy). When I first signed on, I decided to see how many … Continue reading
Off to the Big Land
The bags are packed, we’re almost ready to go…after a week of many decisions, the finally put everything in bags and dropped them off at our teammate Mark’s house yesterday. He and Darren are driving to Labrador as I type. … Continue reading
Visual Soliloquy #289 For whatever we lose (like a you or a me), It’s always our self we find in the sea…
For whatever we lose (like a you or a me), It’s always our self we find in the sea. ~e.e. cummings
Pack, Move, Learn, Eat
Pack My last few days have been spent doing the final packing for our trip to Labrador. We leave on Monday for one of the most remote expeditions I have done. Packing is almost a full time job and on … Continue reading
