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Wandering Star
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Hello! My name is Sharon. I'm from Ontario, Canada. This channel is to share some of my hiking and nature adventures, feel free to subscribe to follow along :)
Hiking At Bronte Creek Provincial Park
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Visited Bronte Creek Provincial Park on Friday afternoon & did some the hiking trails & explored what the day-use areas had to offer!
it's not quite regular hours for the season yet so the buildings were closed but during other times the Spruce Lane Farmhouse & Visitor Centres would be open for you to explore further.
I enjoyed the trails even if they are on the shorter side - but by doing all the ones I did in addition to walking around the grounds I managed to get in about 9km which I was happy with for the afternoon!
Taken May 5th, 2023.
Visited Bronte Creek Provincial Park on Friday afternoon & did some the hiking trails & explored what the day-use areas had to offer!
it's not quite regular hours for the season yet so the buildings were closed but during other times the Spruce Lane Farmhouse & Visitor Centres would be open for you to explore further.
I enjoyed the trails even if they are on the shorter side - but by doing all the ones I did in addition to walking around the grounds I managed to get in about 9km which I was happy with for the afternoon!
Taken May 5th, 2023.
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Warm Spring Day Walk At LaSalle Park ~ Burlington, Ontario
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Took advantage of the beautiful warm summer-like weather we had mid-April & went for a short hike/walk at LaSalle Park in Burlington. Part of the path leads through a gorgeous section of woods, then along the water for some nice views of Lake Ontario. Taken on April 13, 2023.
Visiting Algonquin Park Visitor Centre & Winter Hike At High Falls Trail
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After hiking the Spruce Bog trail (see previous video), we decided to swing by the visitor centre. A must-visit at least once! It's like a small museum complete with nature & history exhibits all about the park. This video shows a brief walk-through, but it's definitely best experienced in person! It was then getting late in the day & weather was dicey so we headed back to my family's house. De...
Spruce Bog Boardwalk Trail ~ Algonquin Park In Winter
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Hiking the Spruce Bog Boardwalk Trail in winter 🌲❄️ We entered Algonquin Park via the east gate & followed Hwy 60 until we reached the trailhead. So much fresh snow made for absolutely beautiful conditions! The Spruce Bog trail is short & manageable for all capabilities. Despite the deep snow it was easy to walk due it being well traversed. Snow shoes were not needed. I'd love to return & do th...
Scenic Spots Along Backroads In Highlands East - Winter Wonderland
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Here is another video from my winter trip up north. In this one we did some more backroad exploring around Highlands East in Ontario, Canada, finding scenic little gems along the way. Also included is an old "abandoned" farmhouse (I had permission to be on the property), would love to explore it further in the summer because the snow was just so deep. I still have a couple more videos to come f...
Hike-In & Shore Lunch On Frozen Lake ~ Haliburton Highlands Water Trails
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In this video a group of us headed to an access point along the Haliburton Highlands Water Trails route where we hiked into Cat Lake. Our original intent was to head across the ice to an island campsite but due to ice conditions we had to alter our plans. We found a decent spot along the shore to have a fire, cook some lunch & hangout! Taken January 28, 2023.
Haliburton Highlands In Winter ~ Snowy Pines & Backroads
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I went up to my aunt & cousin's home in Haliburton Highlands to visit them & have some winter adventures. They live on a large property with lots of amazing forest. There had just been a fresh snowfall which made all the conifers just that much more beautiful! In this video we did some exploring in the woods around their property & headed down to the creek which passes through. Then we went for...
Taking The GO Train/Bus To Visit Family Up North
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Just a few highlights of the trip from Burlington to Haliburton Highlands. I took the GO train from Burlington to Oshawa, then the GO bus from Oshawa to Peterborough, then met my cousin there & she drove us the rest of the way to her house in Haliburton Highlands. We were expecting a huge winter storm that day but luckily for the most part I stayed ahead of it. By the time we arrived it was def...
Hiking At Westfield Heritage Village
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Visiting Westfield Heritage Village & Conservation Area for the first time. Located in Rockton, Ontario between Hamilton & Cambridge. I hiked the full loop & around the village which was approximately 6km according to my trail app. The buildings are not open on a daily basis save for special events but it's still pretty neat to see them all from the outside. The conservation area section is bea...
Late Fall Walk At Valens Lake Conservation Area
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Took advantage of the beautifully warm weather we had in early November to do the full hike around Valens Lake/Reservoir. The water was very low likely due to the time of year. Other times of year I've been here the water has been much much higher. I really liked the diversity of this trail! Taken November 2, 2022.
Autumn Morning Walk - Hendrie Valley Via Cherry Hill Gate
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Foggy/drizzly morning fall walk through Hendrie Valley via the Cherry Hill Gate access. This area is part of the eco-system that is owned & managed by the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington, Ontario. This is a portion of my walk from that day. I was happy to see lots of cool mushrooms despite it being late in the season! Video taken October 31, 2022. I have a couple more videos from the past...
Autumn Hike At Fletcher Creek Ecological Preserve ~ Old Quarry Site
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Rainy day/overcast autumn hike at Fletcher Creek Ecological Preserve. This spot is a bit of a hidden gem in Flamborough. The trail makes its way through both deciduous & coniferous forest leading up to an old/long abandoned quarry. Such a great place in all seasons! Video taken October 17, 2022 in Ontario, Canada.
Bruce Trail - Mountain Brow To City View Park & Robert Edmondson - Autumn Hiking
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Some clips from my recent Bruce Trail hike. I started at City View Park in Burlington, ended up at Mountain Brow Rd, then returned back to City View. The video taken is from the return portion back. I've also included a little bit of video from a visit to Robert Edmondson Conservation Area a couple days prior. The fall colours have been absolutely stunning this year. It's been a great motivatin...
Autumn Hike Clappisons Woods & Bruce Trail - Waterdown, Ontario 🇨🇦
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Join me for this autumn walk in the woods! The beautiful fall colours were at their peak, & the weather was perfect. I parked at the Rockcliffe access to the Bruce Trail in Waterdown. This entrance brings you into the maze of trails that make up Clappisons Woods Conservation Area. I definitely recommend having a map/GPS while hiking through these woods. It's very easy to get turned around! Whic...
A Walk In The Park - Joe Sams Leisure Park, Waterdown
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Best viewed in 1080p. Walking some of the small trails & main path at Joe Sams Leisure Park in Waterdown, Ontario. This place isn't very big but has some nice diversity for such a small area. Come on a September afternoon walk in the park with me 😊. Taken September 20, 2022.
Visiting Crawford Lake Conservation Area
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Visiting Crawford Lake Conservation Area
Visiting The Petroglyphs & McGinnis Lake - Petroglyphs Provincial Park
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Visiting The Petroglyphs & McGinnis Lake - Petroglyphs Provincial Park
Hiking Robert Edmondson Conservation Area - Ontario, Canada
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Hiking Robert Edmondson Conservation Area - Ontario, Canada
Exploring Ontario Highlands & Madawaska Valley
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Exploring Ontario Highlands & Madawaska Valley
Visiting Old Abandoned Graphite Mines In Haliburton Highlands, Ontario
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Visiting Old Abandoned Graphite Mines In Haliburton Highlands, Ontario
Visiting Ragged Falls At Oxtongue River Provincial Park
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Visiting Ragged Falls At Oxtongue River Provincial Park
Hiking Beaver Pond Trail In Algonquin Provincial Park 🇨🇦
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Hiking Beaver Pond Trail In Algonquin Provincial Park 🇨🇦
Exploring Beaver Valley/Grey Highlands - Ontario
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Exploring Beaver Valley/Grey Highlands - Ontario
Stopping By Valens Lake At Sunset/Spring Peeper Frogs
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Stopping By Valens Lake At Sunset/Spring Peeper Frogs
Visiting Cherry Hill Gate at RBG Burlington
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Visiting Cherry Hill Gate at RBG Burlington
Driving South Along Icefields Parkway ~ Banff, Alberta 🇨🇦
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Driving South Along Icefields Parkway ~ Banff, Alberta 🇨🇦
Short Winter Hike At Eileen & John Holland Nature Sanctuary
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Short Winter Hike At Eileen & John Holland Nature Sanctuary
Winter Hiking In Ontario - Flamborough & Silver Creek, Acton
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Winter Hiking In Ontario - Flamborough & Silver Creek, Acton
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The shot of the arborist was fascinating! I wasn’t aware of this park. I’ll check it out sometime! Thank you for sharing this video, Miss Star.🥰
Oh I was watching him for a little bit haha...it looked so sketchy!! But I had to trust he knew what he was doing 😆 yeah it's a nice spot, thanks Christina! 💜
Gorgeous scenery my friend, this looks and sounds amazing!
Thank you for your kind words! It was a beautiful way to spend the afternoon 😊
Hello, thank you for your very interesting video. I will subscribe to your channel from Japan. I look forward to seeing more great videos.
Thanks so much, I appreciate that!
That snow 😍. So pretty! Nice music choice as well. Thanks for sharing 😊
Thanks Aubrey!!
The snow was so pretty! Looked positively magical 🤩
It was! Total magical winter forest vibes ✨️ ❄️
_Cool and interesting tour video, the beauty of wonderful neighborhood scenery is clearly exposed and well shown. Stunning and exciting to watch, thank you so much for sharing._
Thanks for the very kind comment! Glad you enjoyed 😊💜
Beautiful home
Amazing video and wonderful place! I'm in love with nature 😍 New subscriber and like 4!
Thanks so much for your kind words & subscribing! 😊
Nice video, my friend! How many kilometres was the walk?
I thinkkkk it was about 5 or 6..I walked the whole thing to get in as much as I could. Not a very long walk but very pretty!
Hi There was a lot of fungi on that log. So many of them. Not edible ones think. That drizzle would have helped them form there. Thank you. Tristan
Hi Tristan, the late-fall oysters are edible, but I've never tried them!
Great Autumn hiking. Thank you for sharing. Wishing you all the best.
Thanks so much, appreciated! 😊
Hi I have watched it does look like a hidden gem. Did you see some more fungi? Those ponds were obviously from the quarry that used to be there. Did you get rained on? That is not fun. May I ask why do clothes smell after they get wet I have had this though I like it it is nice? Something to do with the water and fabric guess. Quarry ruins are interesting. Not many other people visited it as the same time as you did you see any other people? There were no structures in the old quarry ruins at all to go on like bridges or structures in the water ponds. I did enjoy and can see it would be a hidden gem. Thank you. Tristan
Yep I've been seeing fungi on almost every hike lately (I try to get out almost every day right now because it's my favourite season for hiking). I don't have the answer about the wet clothes smell lol 🤷♀️. There were some ruins near the quarry site but idk what they were exactly. But yeah it's a great spot & I don't often encounter many people there!
Hi It is like the fungi are a communication network like we are as humans like internet and such. There seems to be more going on under the earth than we realize. Do you often lift logs up to find the fungi? Is tree bark a fungi? I can't work out why they use this on gardens instead of soil in some places like public gardens or botanical gardens. Seen this a lot. Trees seem to be able to do a lot in nature. Thank you for your reply. Tristan
Hi You meant Fantastic Fungi? I am watching that at present it is interesting. It seems the whole woods are made from fungi. That's what's so different about the woods. So many fungi. Imagine what it must have been like in prehistoric times with fungi. It seems the woods are full of fungi this is why the woods is an amazing place. There is highly likely fungi under any log you pick up. When we go hiking, are we as humans hiking on fungi? Dirt don't think is fungi though could be wrong. Thank you for recommending the DOCO. Didn't think fungi were as prevalent as they are like underground. This is interesting. More aware of fungi now. I try not to eat fungi though blue vein cheese is fungi like the mold. Thanking you and thank you for replying to me. Tristan
Whoops yes Fantastic Fungi, that's the one! Glad you're watching it, it's so interesting!
Hi I am from New Zealand. Hyphae seems to be what the fungi come from just Googled it. There are lots of trails in NZ but being further away prevents me from exploring them. I wouldn't eat fungi don't eat mushrooms. Awesome you are interested in fungi. Fungi can grow on grass too. Do the fungi smell bad? In Canada, do you have any creatures like the UK does that causes molehills in grass? Must be tough to live with. That must be a massive trail network. Different distances for each trail guess. Thank you again. Tristan
Yes hyphae are the tiny branches that make up the mycelium network. They grow underground & occasionally produce a fruiting body (a mushroom). The mycelium is like an apple tree underground & the mushrooms are the apples that fruit when conditions are good. Apples contain seeds to reproduce & mushrooms contain spores to reproduce. Many wild mushrooms & fungi are edible but I don't eat many of them as I'm still a bit of an amateur. Fungi can grow both from the ground & wood depending on the type. I definitely recommend the documentary "Fascinating Fungi". We do have groundhogs around here but I don't see them very often where I live!
Hi Good the trails seemed to go on forever. it must be a big network. Must be Autumn where you are. Did you have a storm during hike? Scary getting caught in one I have before more than once. I wonder how those fungi form guess moisture in the logs and foliage. Some of those are quite big. You said you liked them? The fungi are not edible? I am surprised the pond at the end didn't have a bridge across it. Was that a reservoir? Do you have bike paths in your area sometimes these are good to explore and hike on? Thanking you. Tristan
Hi Tristan, yes the Bruce Trail goes right through my area & there are many additional side trails that weave with the main one. Not sure where you are from but in Southern Ontario there's lots of conservation areas as well to enjoy. I did get a bit rained on at Robert Edmondson but nothing too crazy 🙂. Fungi grow from a mycelium network underground, many of them love feeding on dead wood! It's a fascinating subject to look into if you're interested. Thanks for watching & comments!
Hi Is there any chance you could do a geothermal area like springs and geysers? Thank you. Tristan
That would be cool, nothing like that around here but maybe in future travels!
Good there seemed to be a lot of fungi on the logs. 2 lots of train tracks. That was a maze of trails would get lost how far did you go? There seemed to be ruins towards the end of some kind. Are you sacred of being along like animals and such? Interesting trails. Some trails may have old ruins on them in places. Would be interesting to see them. What is a GPS like a Fitbit or such? Do you upload every 2 weeks? Thank you. Tristan
Hi again Tristan, yes I'm always on the lookout for cool fungi :) on this occasion I hiked about 3.5-4km. I'm not too worried about animals in this area, we don't have bears or moose or anything like that but I do always carry a knife on me. GPS just being the navigational system on your phone, you can use an app like Google maps or AllTrails (more accurate for navigating trails). I don't have a timeline or schedule for uploading videos. I just film them when I feel like recording my hike :)
Hi Another virtual hiking channel. The hikes and trails look good. No suspension bridges yet. How often are new hikes due to be uploaded? Thank you. Tristan
Hello, thanks for your comment. I don't currently have a schedule for posting videos, I just film the odd hike when the mood strikes or if I'm visiting somewhere exceptional 🙂
Love how green & peaceful the place looked
Yes it was very peaceful there 😊
The toad and the turtle steal the show! Beautiful spot! Was great that YOU actually appeared in the video, too. 😊
Yes I love our little reptile friends 😊💕. I loved this spot, it's a short hike but I'd go back even just to chill by the water..And thanks lol yes l I popped in there, I'm more the behind the camera type but sometimes it's nice to be able to look back & remember me in nice places too 😊
Excellent video and great ambiance.
Thanks very much I appreciate it!
Waoo.. good 👍 Indonesia 🙏
Oh, and the froggies! Just love this!
Thanks for watching & commenting! Yes I absolutely love the spring peepers. This lake is my favourite go to place close to home 😊
Beautiful! 😍🥰😍🥰
Beautiful!
Yes it was, thanks!!
Live this video. :)
Thanks, happy you enjoy it!