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Trail Talk: Ticked off by a tick

2 weeks ago | goderichsignalstar.com | Patrick Capper

Advertisement 1Columnist Patrick Capper was bitten by a black-legged tick after a recent early spring hike • Article contentWe seem to have an on-again off-again type of spring. On Tuesday, April 6, I saw wild leeks coming up, and then, on April 9, they were covered in snow. On April 10, I saw my first spring hepatica with white buds. The single swan was still swimming at Forster’s Bridge, which I now know is a tundra swan after looking at a better photograph.
Trail Talk: Spring thaw and heavy rains

3 weeks ago | goderichsignalstar.com | Patrick Capper

Advertisement 1Some sections of trail have been flooded after some torrential rain in recent days • Article contentI led a hike on the Maitland Trail at the Auburn end on Sunday, March 30. Advertisement 2Article contentArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.
Trail Talk: Spring thaw and heavy rains

3 weeks ago | greybrucethisweek.ca | Patrick Capper

Advertisement 1Some sections of trail have been flooded after some torrential rain in recent days • Article contentI led a hike on the Maitland Trail at the Auburn end on Sunday, March 30. Advertisement 2Article contentArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.
Trail Talk: Spring thaw and heavy rains

3 weeks ago | clintonnewsrecord.com | Patrick Capper

Advertisement 1Some sections of trail have been flooded after some torrential rain in recent days • Article contentI led a hike on the Maitland Trail at the Auburn end on Sunday, March 30. Advertisement 2Article contentArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.
Trail Talk: Embarking on the end-to-end hike

4 weeks ago | goderichsignalstar.com | Patrick Capper

Advertisement 1Twenty-six hardy hikers took part in the March 22 trek • Article contentThe first part of the Maitland Trail End-to-End hikes was scheduled for March 15, but due to some lightning on that day, it was postponed until March 22. When gathering at Jenkins, the weather was not promising, there was a strong cold northwesterly wind with some blowing snow. Despite this, 26 hardy hikers participated.
Trail Talk: Embarking on the end-to-end hike

4 weeks ago | greybrucethisweek.ca | Patrick Capper

Advertisement 1Twenty-six hardy hikers took part in the March 22 trek • Article contentThe first part of the Maitland Trail End-to-End hikes was scheduled for March 15, but due to some lightning on that day, it was postponed until March 22. When gathering at Jenkins, the weather was not promising, there was a strong cold northwesterly wind with some blowing snow. Despite this, 26 hardy hikers participated.
Trail Talk: The first signs of spring

1 month ago | goderichsignalstar.com | Patrick Capper

Advertisement 1Bees, swans and newly bloomed flowers are some of the first sights of spring for columnist Patrick Capper • Article contentSpring is finally here. Skunk cabbage is up, snowdrops and colt’s-foot were blooming on March 16, and robins are now a common sight. I saw 18 tundra swans, along with roughly the same number of ring-necked ducks, and some Canada geese and mallards on the Maitland River at Forster’s Bridge. On March 19, there were many western honey bees on our crocuses.
Trail Talk: A tricky time on the trails

1 month ago | goderichsignalstar.com | Patrick Capper

Advertisement 1But with the warmer temperatures, many birds have returned to the Huron County area • Article contentThis time of year, hiking can be very tricky. There is often a hard-packed trail with very soft, snowy shoulders. Even with icers, you can slip off the trail into the soft snow and, in some places, you will find wet spots. Advertisement 2Article contentArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load.
Trail Talk: A tricky time on the trails

1 month ago | greybrucethisweek.ca | Patrick Capper

Advertisement 1But with the warmer temperatures, many birds have returned to the Huron County area • Article contentThis time of year, hiking can be very tricky. There is often a hard-packed trail with very soft, snowy shoulders. Even with icers, you can slip off the trail into the soft snow and, in some places, you will find wet spots. Advertisement 2Article contentArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load.
Trail Talk: Butterflies in Aruba

1 month ago | goderichsignalstar.com | Patrick Capper

Advertisement 1Columnist Patrick Capper shares some stories from his trip to Aruba and his return to a Canadian winter • Article contentI had a great time in Aruba, including a memorable hike on the Hooiberg trail. It was a trail going straight up a hill involving 610 cement steps. For comparison, the most steps in Huron County are a little more than 100 while the CN tower climb boasts 1,776 steps. (You can climb the CN Tower as part of a WWF fundraiser on April 5 or 6).