Archive for the ‘Adventure / Travel’ Category
New Photos from Camilo in Chile
Camilo, barefooting in Coyhaique, Chile. Standing on the Simpson River Mirador.
Our Friend Camilo, from Santiago, Chile, has shared a new batch of photos from his trips to the Chilean country side between 2006 and 2012. Please take a look at them and be inspired by Camilo’s trips and the beautiful images he shares of his own country.
You can see Camilo’s updated photo album here »
Spring is here! Let’s get Hiking!
Yes! Although it doesn’t really feel like spring in a lot of areas in Ontario – or Canada for that matter, the new season has sprung and it’s time to get out of our hibernation mode and start exploring the different areas around the city. What best way to start our barefooting season this year!?
Where to Hike in Toronto and Surrounding Areas
Despite Toronto is Canada’s biggest urban centre, it is a very “green” city; which offers many areas for outings and exploration. Among the most popular spots for exploration within the city we have:
- High Park
- Toronto Islands
- Don River Valley
- Humber River
- Central Ravines
- Scarborough Bluffs
Beyond the core of the city, there are also many, many areas and parks to explore around the GTA and the rest of the province.
Barefoot Planet Launches New Store and Designs
It’s that time of the year again! Days are getting longer, temperatures are rising and we’re all getting ready to start enjoying the warm ground under our bare feet.
To celebrate the arrival spring, Barefoot Planet is opening a new online store, showcasing some great brand new designs, as well as updated versions of previous favourites.
As part of the spring launch, the store is featuring a new apparel supplier, which is offering much better quality and prices than before.
Great additions to the family are 3 designs especially geared for Barefoot Runners.
See the entire apparel collection at the usual URL barefootplanetstore.com
Stay tuned for some upcoming specials and promotions to be announced in the following weeks!
Trapped barefoot in Collins Inlet
The concept of Collins Inlet Expedition was fantastic.
Collins Inlet was the North Shore of Phillip Edward Island in Georgian Bay, Ontario Canada. The area has a rich history which just begs to be explored.
The inlet itself was frequented by some of the founders of modern Canada. It was major canoe route used by barefoot First Nations peoples, and then was host to pirates. (Yarr!)
The guide books and blogs on the internet had phenomenal photographs. The area is supposed to have remnants of this forgotten era. This includes Petroglyphs, shipwrecks, old docks, and even a ghost town!
Arriving into Killarney Provincial Park, I paid the extremely high parking fees ($100.00 to leave my Jeep in the parking lot for 7 days, not including camping fees!) and drove to where I drop off the Jeep.
Mohawk Island adventure
Mohawk Island is a small, mysterious island which lay 2km off the coast of Lake Erie.
I visited this island for the first time in 2008 after staring in wonder at the island from the shore for many years.
One beautiful, calm morning I set-sail in my old aluminium canoe in hopes to make the 2km paddle from shore to the island, which was shrouded in morning fog.
The trip down from the car to the shore was fairly simple. Hard, cool asphalt stood between myself and the steep bank. The asphalt was very rocky as it is on country roads. The stones were fairly sharp, but easy to navigate with my tough, weathered feet.
