July 25 Training Hike

We continued where we left off (at the west end of Niagara Falls) and continued to the Welland Canal.
Our planned 8 mile hike ended up being 6 miles due to rerouting of the trail.  Both Ewen and I ended up in fine shape today.

A portion of the hike followed the old (Third) Welland Canal which was built in 1887 and replaced in 1932.

We enjoyed watching the Algoma Discovery pass by after we reached the current (Fourth) Welland Canal.

Celebrated with ice cream back in Grimsby.   To be continued...............

July 16 Training Hike

We hiked the start of the Bruce Trail today in preparation for our Grand Canyon trek.  Ewen carried 20 pounds and I carried 30 (brick supplements).   We covered 8 miles in 3.5 hours in about 90% humidity (the skies opened just after we finished.

Roger joined us for the day.  A nice family event.

Ewen scampered through the day - just not fair!  Roger had a good suggestion: increase Ewen's load each hike until he can handle about 60 pounds.  Then he will be able to carry both our loads and the old guy can coast.  Made good sense to me but Ewen was non-committal!

To be continued.................

March 30, 2014

Met with Ewen to plan our trip.  Explained my preliminary itinerary.  His priorities are:

·         Las Vegas

·         Taco Bell J

·         Skywalk

·         St. Louis Arch.

Afterward, we drove to the arena to see Malcolm’s last House League game.  During the twenty minute ride we had a very comprehensive, adult discussion about evolution, man’s origins, and man’s eventual replacement.  Our trip west is going to be an intellectual joy!

Ewen's Adventure Map

Our adventure begins on Monday, August 11th, 2014 and will extend for 24 days.  We head due west, through the Black Hills and Yellowstone Park, then south to Sedona, Arizona.  A week in Sedona, 2 days in Las Vegas, a day in Flagstaff, 4 days of hiking across the Grand Canyon, then head home.