Posts Tagged ‘outdoors’
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.
A visit to Kettle Cave
The Kettle Cave video was filmed in early April of 2010. It was a cold day and the snow had just melted. If you look carefully at the barefoot walking scenes around 0:55 you can see ice and frost on the ground still.
My goal was to find this cave known as “Kettle Cave” located in Niagara-on-the-lake. I filmed a good percentage of this video barefoot, but if you look closely around 1:38 of the video, you will see me descend the rock face wearing black Vibram Fivefingers. The reason I was wearing them was because there were ice deposits in the leaves still from winter. The Fiverfingers did not last long before I threw them in my back and went the rest of the day barefoot.
A visit to Frosting Cave
A visit to Frosting Cave
Along the Niagara Escarpments lies dozens if not hundreds of caves. Most of these caves are small, and uncharted.
This was the first of my barefoot adventure videos. I teamed up with Jeff from Ontario Caves.com and found the entrance to the cave quite easily.
It was a cold day in the Niagara Region, I was fairly new at shooting adventure videos. The largest challenge I had with this video was the cold.
April in Ontario, Canada can be a very challenging time for barefooters. The ground may have looked warm and dry, but it was quite cold and wet. It was sunny out, but still very cold.
