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Day 5 Marseilles to Ottawa

As we left town we came across a washout sign describing how the City of Marseilles had been planned as an industrial center the picture below shows a bridge that was built over the canal during the planning that was never actually used as best as I could tell. Interestingly enough the sign noted thatContinue reading “Day 5 Marseilles to Ottawa”

I&M day 4 Seneca to Marseilles

We started where we finished before on a bright crisp fall morning. As many of may have noticed I hike in shorts and a t-shirt. Its always a little cool starting off in the upper 40s low 50s but ten minutes of hiking and I warm up nicely. As we left town the path broadenedContinue reading “I&M day 4 Seneca to Marseilles”

I&M Day 3 MORRIS TO Seneca

So, the morning starts out cool, cloudy and threatening. We started a little west of Morris and were a bit disappointed to find that the canal was built over in Morris and so the canal no longer holds water. Undaunted we moved forward. The weather has been perfect for hiking. As many of you knowContinue reading “I&M Day 3 MORRIS TO Seneca”

I&M Day 1

Now that I have finished last year, on to this year’s trek. Due to the virus, our originally planned hike in the UK from Winchester to Cantebury along the Cantebury and North Downs Trails got shot in the rump, my challenge was to find a trail along which we (former Hadrian’s Wall hiker Rich WemstromContinue reading “I&M Day 1”