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Day Trip In An Hour

Day trip destinations from the Greater Golden Horseshoe Area centred around the City of Toronto.

Author: Kevin

Day trip destinations within a 200 kilometre radius from Toronto, Canada. Outings range from popular tourist attractions to lesser known neighbourhood interests.
Currents Niagara Falls
Niagara

Currents Niagara Falls

As our group approaches a steel overhead door, it begins to open. The roaring Niagara River is heard plunging to … Continue reading Currents Niagara Falls

4 Mural Artists Delight your Senses
York

4 Mural Artists Delight your Senses

4 Mural Artists Delight your Senses July 19, 2021 A former Walmart store in the City of Vaughan, Ontario is … Continue reading 4 Mural Artists Delight your Senses

Lake Wilcox Park
York

Lake Wilcox Park

Lake Wilcox Park June 26, 2021 The transformation of Lake Wilcox has been exceptionally well executed. Gone is the roadway … Continue reading Lake Wilcox Park

Trans Richmond Trail
York

Trans Richmond Trail

Trans Richmond Trail April 30, 2021 “Two hundred and seventy-five men, 20 trucks, and 16 side-boom tractors and 12 bulldozers … Continue reading Trans Richmond Trail

Bruce’s Mill Maple Sugar Bush
York

Bruce’s Mill Maple Sugar Bush

Bruce’s Mill Maple Syrup Trail. Jake tells me his story about how he collected maple tree sap when he was a young boy. Continue reading Bruce’s Mill Maple Sugar Bush

Phyllis Rawlinson Park
York

Phyllis Rawlinson Park

Upon her death, Phyllis Mary Rawlinson (1912-1995) willed her 89.5-acre farm to the citizens of Richmond Hill. Phyllis Rawlinson Park … Continue reading Phyllis Rawlinson Park

Animal Tracks at my Backyard Bird Feeder
York

Animal Tracks at my Backyard Bird Feeder

On an early January morning I replenished my  backyard bird feeder and while returning to the house I saw fresh … Continue reading Animal Tracks at my Backyard Bird Feeder

Rouge National Urban Park Woodland Park Trail
Toronto

Rouge National Urban Park Woodland Park Trail

A walk along the Woodland trail reveals a community once existed here. Woodland Park provided tent camp sites and permanent … Continue reading Rouge National Urban Park Woodland Park Trail

Cullen Gardens and Miniature Village Revisited
Durham

Cullen Gardens and Miniature Village Revisited

Leonard Cullen was the founder of Cullen Gardens and Miniature Village. Many referred to him as a horticulturalist, but he … Continue reading Cullen Gardens and Miniature Village Revisited

Rouge National Urban Park, Monarch Trail
Durham

Rouge National Urban Park, Monarch Trail

The Monarch trail offers two distinctly different terrains to discover.  One is a quiet, dense old growth cedar forest. A … Continue reading Rouge National Urban Park, Monarch Trail

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