Explore Everywhere Podcast

This week we talk about park opening dates.  I talk about my plans for exploring the remaining trails I have left to hike on the Fundy Trail Parkway including using the new extension road from Sussex and visiting the new lookout platform at Walton Glen Gorge.

I also discuss a new project called Paddling NB we are working on this summer as we plan to stay close to home.  We have pulled an old canoe out of storage and have already been out for an evening paddle in the Saint John River near Nackawic.  Check out the Paddling NB Facebook page.  Website coming soon. 

For an updated list of when parks and trails are going to open go to the Covid 19 Updates page.

This week Shelbie and I get quarantined on Middle Island in the Miramichi.  A windy and cold snowshoe around a small island that used to be in quarantine station in the mid-1800s.  I also discuss my thoughts on Covid 19 and spring safety around waterfalls and other ice features.

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Book mentioned:

• Islands of New Brunswick by Allison Mitcham

Music created and performed by me.

This week Vicki and I and three of the kids go explore Shin Brook Falls in the northern woods of Maine between Shin Pond and the north entrance to Baxter State Park.  I talk about our other explorations of trails in the area and about Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.  At the top of this map of the National Monument you will see Sugarloaf Mountain that is mentioned in the episode.  You will also see the trails in the National Monument that have yet to be explored.

You can find more information and pictures from our hike on the Shin Brook Falls page on the Hiking ME website.

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Other trails mentioned in this episode:

• Seboeis River Trail

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This week Vicki and I take you with us as we explore the trails on and around Spooner Island in the town of Hampton in New Brunswick.  We learn about the history of Spooner island and a bit about the landscape that surrounds Hampton making it the town that is is today.

You can find more information and pictures from our hike on the Spooner Island Trails page on the Hiking NB website.

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Other trails mentioned in this episode:

• Dutch Point Trails (coming soon).

Intro by Vicki and I.

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This week the boys and I take you with us swimming at Four Falls in New Brunswick.  Four Falls is an easily accessible waterfall that flows over 4 tiers.  The stream below flows into the Aroostook River.  The deep pool below one of the falls makes a great place to swim but be careful.  The rocks are very slippery.  I discuss a bit of the history of the Four Falls area and other waterfalls to visit in the area (listed below).  I also discuss a little about safety around waterfalls.  We left something behind at the falls and I had to make the 2.5 hour drive back to get it.

You can find more information and pictures from our hike on the Four Falls Trail page on the Hiking NB website.

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Other trails mentioned in this episode:

• Grand Falls Gorge Trails
• Robinson (Maggie's) Falls

Intro by Isaac and Peyton.

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This week we take you with Vicki and I on a hike of the Moss Glen Nature Trail on the Kingston Peninsula in New Brunswick.  I discuss what property types you may come across while hiking and the different trespassing rules in the province.  I also discuss different problems and issues I have experienced while hiking throughout the province.

You can find more information and pictures from our hike on the Moss Glen Nature Trail page on the Hiking NB website.

Other trails mentioned in this episode:

• Moss Glen Falls Trail
• Sussex Bluffs
• Midland Ice Caves
• Fall Brook Falls Trail

Intro by Vicki.

Music created and performed by me.

The third episode of the Explore Everywhere Podcast takes you on a hike up to Hays Falls on the Maliseet Trail near Meductic, New Brunswick.  We discuss things to consider when hiking in the winter, including accessible trails in the province and where you can borrow or rent snowshoes.  We also discuss the ancient history of the 200 kilometre (125 mile) portage trail that used to go between the St. John River valley in New Brunswick to the Penobscot River in Maine.

For more information on this trail go to the Maliseet Trail page on the Hiking NB website.

Also check out the Hiking PEI, Hiking ME and Hiking NS webpages that were mentioned in the episode.

Music created and performed by me.

The second episode of the Explore Everywhere Podcast takes you along with James and Vicki as they explore the Sea Dog Cove Nature Preserve on the Kingston Peninsula in New Brunswick, Canada.  James talks about some of the big events happening in the trail community in 2020 and about NB Nature Trust, who owns and manages the Sea Dog Nature Preserve.

For more information on this trail go to the Sea Dog Cove Nature Preserve Trail page on the Hiking NB website.

Also check out the Hiking PEI, Hiking ME and Hiking NS webpages that were mentioned in the episode.

Intro by Vicki

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The first episode of the Explore Everywhere Podcast including a hike on the Bouctouche Dunes in New Brunswick, Canada.  I ran into several animals and saw signs of several other animals that you wouldn't expect to see on a sand dune.

I am the creator of the Hiking NB website with a goal to hike every trail in the province.

For more information on this trail go to Bouctouche Dunes trail page on Hiking NB.

Also check out the Hiking PEI, Hiking ME and Hiking NS webpages that were mentioned in the episode.

Music created and performed by me.