Reflecting on a sort of 5 year anniversary, a milestone in the storytelling I do today.
Tag Archives: ravines
Climbing to the Next Level
In 2014, I moved to Toronto, and I needed something to fill up my time on the weekend. I started taking walks. Lots of them, one or two every weekend. I even started tweeting about them and adding pictures. Then on February 15, 2015, this website was launched as a clunky Blogger site. It wasContinue reading “Climbing to the Next Level”
Localscapes
Kids can keep you back from larger trips, but don’t write off the joy of local adventures.
Parks and Pandemics: The Need for Open Space Laid Bare
I started walking around Toronto over 6 years ago, well before I started this site. As I started covering more of the city, I had a vision for what a top-tier trail system could look like, using and connecting the city’s ravines, utility corridors, shoreline and other open spaces. And I was groundtruthing how manyContinue reading “Parks and Pandemics: The Need for Open Space Laid Bare”
Golf: The Scourge of Ravines
Let me make it very clear: I don’t like golf. It’s nothing to do with the game itself, but for the fact that it is a land hog, exclusive to one sport and restricted to private members, with no space afforded to the general public (full disclosure, I don’t play typical golf, but a derivative:Continue reading “Golf: The Scourge of Ravines”
Public Review: Building a Better Toronto Park System
Taking a look at Toronto’s Parkland Strategy and making a great park system.