Sticking with the Conservation Area theme, I decided to visit a place I hadn't been to in almost 15 years. Albion Hills Conservation Area was the destination of our grade 7 outdoors education program, and in high school it hosted a number of extra-curricular visits. I still remember some of the games we played, meals we had and friends I made, but this visit was a chance to create some new memories. Keep reading.
Back in April I signed up for the www.healthyhikes.ca challenge so I've now started looking at conservation areas for day trips. I found Cold Creek Conservation Area as I needed a place for a quick hike that had lots of options. With almost 100% chance of thunderstorms we didn't want to get caught out in the middle of nowhere with no quick way back. We also had other plans so we wanted a trail we could zip along without much trouble. Our day didn't disappoint! Keep reading.