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March 31, 2021 K.L.Participate

Volunteering with MTA – A Perspective

Brian McCulloch is leaving the MTA Board. Here he shares his thoughts on his volunteer time with MTA. My reason for doing so: Being brought up on a farm and hence spending many hours inContinue reading

March 31, 2021April 1, 2021 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 164 March 31st 2021

How well do you know the Huron County Trails? Where is this? Last week’s photo was of a sign at Point Farms Provincial Park.  The park is open from May 14th to Oct 12th. BeforeContinue reading

March 28, 2021March 28, 2021 K.L.Participate

A Scavenger Hunt, Sort of!

Trail Trivia!  Here’s a new activity, and it’s fun for all ages! Download the 8 page document with clues and maps of the trails in and around Goderich. Go for a walk and look forContinue reading

March 24, 2021March 26, 2021 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 163 March 24th 2021

How well do you know the Huron County Trails? Which trail is this on? Last week’s photo was of the bridge in the Sheppardton Tract.  This trail is a Huron County Forest and not inContinue reading

March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 162 March 17th 2021

How well do you know the Huron County Trails? Which trail is this bridge on? Last week’s photo was of a tree on the Maitland Trail just west of the Robertson Tract and not farContinue reading

March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 161March 10th 2021

How well do you know the Huron County Trails? Which trail is this tree on? Last week’s photo was of a tree near the end of the bridge over the Bannockburn river on the BannockburnContinue reading

March 3, 2021March 4, 2021 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 160 March 3rd 2021

How well do you know the Huron County Trails? Which trail is this tree on? The featured photo is of the Tuesday Trompers on the Sifto Loop on Feb 23rd Last week’s photo was of a birdContinue reading

February 24, 2021February 25, 2021 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 159 February 24th 2021

How well do you know the Huron County Trails? Which trail are these on? Last week’s photo was of a decorative bird house (probably not used) on the Mavis Trail. If you did not recognizeContinue reading

February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 pcParticipate

Trail Talk February 17th 2021

How well do you know the Huron County Trails? Which trail is this little bird house on? Last week’s photo was of the bird feeder on the Lobb trail.  It is on the Upper TrailContinue reading

February 10, 2021February 10, 2021 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 157 February 10th 2021

Which trail is this bird feeder on?   I am sure many walkers are familiar with this feeder and stop to watch chickadees and other birds that are often there. Last week’s photo was of aContinue reading

February 3, 2021February 3, 2021 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 156 February 3rd 2021

Last week’s photo was on the Clinton Conservation area trail of a disc golf target. According to Wikipedia,” Disc golf is a flying disc sport in which players throw a disc at a target; it is played using rulesContinue reading

February 1, 2021 K.L.Participate

Re-membership

Remember the Candlelit Walk? We might be missing our Candlelit Walk, but we can still be active outside and celebrate nature in winter, the light in the dark, and each other. Join in this celebrationContinue reading

January 27, 2021January 27, 2021 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 155 January 27th 2021

With the lack of group hikes I have decided to start showing one picture a week taken along a trail and seeing how well readers know the Huron Country trails. I will explain where theContinue reading

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 154 January 20th 2021

On January 9th many of the local trails have become icy.  One hiker broke a leg on the Bannockburn trail causing an advisory of not going on that trail.  On Monday the Mavis trail hadContinue reading

January 18, 2021 K.L.Participate

Please Take a Hike :)

The trails are open!  Under the current lock-down, we’re still permitted to get outside for exercise, for both our mental and physical well-being. So, while following the provincial requirements, we encourage you to do so. Continue reading

January 13, 2021January 14, 2021 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 153 January 13th 2021

What a difference a day or a few hours can make.  On Saturday January 2nd on my morning walk on the Hullett Sugar Bush trail the trees were bedecked with snow and the scene wasContinue reading

January 6, 2021January 7, 2021 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 152 January 6th 2021

This is the time to review the past year.  I have pleasant memories of all the significant trail improvements made during 2020.  The biggest improvement has been on the G2G (Goderich to Guelph) trail whichContinue reading

December 30, 2020January 1, 2021 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 151 December 30th 2020

According to the Globe and Mail people often had permission to walk their dogs even under the strictest lockdowns.  There were reports of European owners renting out their dogs, and a Spanish man walking aContinue reading

December 26, 2020December 28, 2020 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 150 December 23rd 2020

When I hiked the Front Road trail on Sunday,  I noticed that the Bayfield river was well up and nearly reaching the little bench.  I recalled that I had taken a photo at that locationContinue reading

December 16, 2020January 1, 2021 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 149 December 16th 2020

On Saturday I hiked at Varna on the Taylor and Mavis trails where there was very little snow. It was nice to see that the Bayfield River Valley River work crew had been busy puttingContinue reading

December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 148 December 9th 2020

On Sunday afternoon I bicycled on the G2G from Ariss to Guelph.  On the 5km trail from Ariss to the Silvercreek Road kiosk I met 40 walkers and five cyclists.   I then drove to RiversideContinue reading

December 2, 2020December 2, 2020 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 147 December 2nd 2020

On Saturday afternoon I bicycled on the G2G from Elmira to Ariss.  The trail was being well used despite the cool day with about 30 walkers out and about half that number of dogs andContinue reading

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 146 November 25th 2020

On Friday Thyra was hiking on the G2G near Monkton and saw a garter snake on the trail, this may be one of the last sightings of a garter snake this year, as it isContinue reading

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 145 November 18th 2020

I was happy to be able to get back on the Maitland Trail on Monday Nov 9th after the closure for hunting.  I hiked the part at the Auburn end and was glad to findContinue reading

November 11, 2020November 12, 2020 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 144 November 11th 2020

We had an early taste of winter on Sunday and Monday  (Nov 1st and 2nd) with some snow and strong winds. I am not sure of the damage on the Maitland trail which is closedContinue reading

November 4, 2020November 6, 2020 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 143 November 4th 2020

The Taylor and Mavis trails are so much better than when I first hiked the Varna trails in 2006.  At that time the trails were listed as Municipality of Bluewater trail – the Front trailContinue reading

October 28, 2020October 29, 2020 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 142 October 26th 2020

Five of us enjoyed the hike at Hullett on Sunday October 18th, there was the occasional drizzle but not enough to get us more than a little damp. On my Monday hike at Lobb’s  IContinue reading

October 21, 2020October 21, 2020 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 141October 21st 2020

We had an interesting visitor at lunch when eating outside, it was a Western Conifer Seed Bug.  It was crawling up our patio umbrella pole. These Seed bugs are plant eaters and used to beContinue reading

October 14, 2020October 15, 2020 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 140 October 14th 2020

The yellow jackets in our garden were very interesting. They made a nest under a large flower pot and could be seen regularly going in and out of a hole at its edge. Thyra tippedContinue reading

October 7, 2020October 8, 2020 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 139 October 7th 2020

The past week has been an insect week. I saw a Hickory Tussock moth caterpillar on the grass on the Woodlands Nature trail, a Giant Leopard moth caterpillar (a totally black caterpillar) on the FrontContinue reading

September 30, 2020 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 138 September 30th 2020

The first photo is of a Fisherman at the Falls Reserve on September 20th, not the very low water level On the September 19th and 20th I hiked the whole Maitland Trail. Conditions were excellentContinue reading

September 23, 2020September 25, 2020 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 137 September 23rd 2020

I love this time of year for hiking, few if any bugs to bother you, no problem with heat stress, lots of interesting fall flowers to see and some lovely colours as the leaves turnContinue reading

September 17, 2020 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 136 Sept 16th 2020

September 1st was  day one of my virtual Maitland Camino.  To see details of the virtual DIY Camino(Sept 1-27th ) at  https://www.maitlandtrail.ca/mta-el-camino/, if you sign up the cost is $10 and you may have aContinue reading

September 9, 2020September 17, 2020 pcParticipate

Trail talk 135 September 9th 2020

September 1st was  day one of my virtual Maitland Camino.  My first hike was therefore with the Tuesday Trompers  at the Hullett Provincial Wildlife Area Sugar Bush trails.  I managed to fill  squares C1 –Continue reading

September 2, 2020September 2, 2020 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 134 September 2nd 2020

On August 19th one of our local hikers Susan Ethelston from Benmiller completed hiking the whole G2G trail.  On most sections she hiked on her own, parking the car and hiking a few km andContinue reading

August 26, 2020August 26, 2020 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 133 August 26th 2020

I am taking part in the Do it Yourself (DIY) Maitland Camino. I hope to hike the full Maitland Trail sometime in September. I plan on filling out most of the DIY Camino Bingo cardContinue reading

August 19, 2020August 20, 2020 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 132 August 19th 2020

On our Tuesday Tromp at Wawanosh Valley Conservation Area we found some giant puffballs, they were in two different places, my photo is of two of them among the pine needles. It made me lookContinue reading

August 12, 2020August 15, 2020 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 131 August 12th 2020

I keep on discovering plants, insects etc. that I am unfamiliar with.  Often I find out what they are from a field guide, followed by searching on the internet when necessary.  I don’t have aContinue reading

August 5, 2020August 7, 2020 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 130 August 5th 2020

I have noticed a lot of chicory along the edge of both Stone School road, Bannockburn line and Kitchigami road where it grows with wild carrot ( also known as Queen Anne’s lace).  Chicory hasContinue reading

July 29, 2020July 29, 2020 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 129 July 29th 2020

A wind storm on Sunday July 19th resulted in quite a few trees in our area being blown down.  There was quite a blockage on the front road trail where I have now managed toContinue reading

July 22, 2020July 22, 2020 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 128 July 22nd 2020

Last trail talk I mentioned how low the Bayfield river was but before the article went to press there was heavy rain on July 9th and 10th so that on my Friday evening hike theContinue reading

July 15, 2020July 18, 2020 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 127 July 15th 2020

I saw a butterfly  that was very intent on a pile of dung, most of the time it had folded wings but I managed to get a photo with partially open wings.  I could notContinue reading

July 15, 2020 K.L.Participate

Thanks, Quinn :)

Life and the rules we live by are constantly changing. Sometimes these changes have important legal consequences for our Association. MTA would like to thank Quinn Ross, a Partner of The Ross Firm in Goderich,Continue reading

July 8, 2020July 9, 2020 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 126 July 8th 2020

The work on the GART was stopped when it was realized that the part near the pond was known as a turtle nesting site.   Cristin Watt from Trent University got permission and collected 58 snappingContinue reading

July 2, 2020July 5, 2020 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 125 July 1st 2020

On Thursday June 18th we saw what we believe was a Monarch butterfly the first of the year, and on Saturday at Varna, I saw a monarch that stopped long enough for me to getContinue reading

June 24, 2020June 26, 2020 pcParticipate

Trial Talk 124 June 24th 2020

Two sights while driving to or from a trail have been a fox crossing over highway 21 and a young groundhog crossing over Pinery Line.   This is the time of year that you are mostContinue reading

June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 pcParticipate

Trail talk 123 June 17th 2020

I went to see the new Huckins Street bridge which is certainly a work of art due to the efforts of  the work crew, a job well done. I have placed some Inukshuks at theContinue reading

June 10, 2020June 15, 2020 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 122 June 10th 2020

First my apologies for misplacing the Bannockburn Tract, it is on Bannockburn Line South of Mill road not North of Mill road. The Maitland Trail work crew have now installed the new bridge in theContinue reading

June 3, 2020June 3, 2020 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 121 June 3rd 2020

Nearly all our trails should be open, although washroom facilities will be closed.  The exceptions I am aware of are the GART closure from Hwy 21 to the end near Auburn, for trimming brush.  ThisContinue reading

May 27, 2020June 2, 2020 pcParticipate

Trail Talk 120 May 27th 2020

Let’s hope we have seen the last of the frost this spring.  The cherry trees have been out in blossom, most of the ones I’ve seen have been the Pin cherry,  where the flowers areContinue reading

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