Our Walk Along Ontario's Bruce Trail (BTC)

Bruce Trail  Caledon Hills  End to End Hike Participating in the Caledon Hills Section End-to-End organized hike meant that for the first time since the Niagara Recreation Trail at the beginning of our Bruce Trail endeavour we were going to be hiking 2 or more days in a row – something our bodies were not used to.   Last night we enjoyed s’mores at our campsite in the Albion Hills Conservation Area and then generally collapsed in exhaustion into our tents.   This morning our bodies were quick to protest at getting up early to hike another 25 km of path.   End-to-End Day 2 Despite our tired muscles, by 8 am we had gotten up, eaten breakfast, cleaned up our campsite, and driven to the End-to-End rally point - the Wat Lao Veluwanaram Buddhist Temple - for our second day of trekking. Once there, we again registered and lined up for the bus that would take us back to the Bruce Trail.   We soon loaded our tired bodies onto the buses and were again whisked off to our point of departure fro

Changing Approach to the Bruce Trail Caledon Hills Section Having now completed almost 30% and over 250 km of the BTC (more if you include the Niagara Recreation Trail ) we have begun to move further and further away from our home base.   The result is that we now need to drive considerable distances to get to and from the trail, and we have decided to switch tactics.   Instead of driving out for day hikes, we are now going to be camping and trekking for a couple of days in a row, or camping in order to participate in organized end-to-end hikes of entire sections.     The Caledon Hills End-to-End was our first such event, putting us in the unique situation of re-hiking a section which we have almost entirely trekked previously. The first time was with our younger relative, Saryon, and our constant hiking companion Lenora, during one of our regular weekend get together treks.   The second time we hiked this section occurred just a few months later during the Bruce Trail Conservancy En