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It was an incredible evening with two legends Stephen and Damian Marley March 25, 2024 at History. The band was tight and the music was hopping to an appreciative crowd - sold out - 2500 people. I edited and uploaded seven individual songs, and then put them all together into a "Concert Movie" to capture this epic historic night - Enjoy the show! Don't forget to subscribe for lots of amazing natural content - music - concerts - adventure films. Damian and Stephen Marley March 25 2024 History - Toronto Ontario Intro 10,000 Chariots The Traffic Jam All Night Still Searching Cast The First Stone Punky Reggae Party / Love and Unity / New Wave Chant Welcome to Jamrock

Mishka is a phenomenal singer and songwriter currently living in Maui Hawaii. On tour with Hawaiian Country Reggae star Maoli, Mishka partnered with Indio from down the street in Maui and performed a flawless opening set with new songs and some great Mishka classics. Amazing and inspiring music beautifully played. Set List : Every Road Dressed in Black Lonely Greater Good Above The Bones Third Eye Vision This Love

A song about a man who sees another man who trusts in God, and looks at him first with scorn and then with envy. "I want to learn more but he seems to have left me out here on my own. Am I really alone?" From the album "Vitality" released in 2022 and available at stevewelchontario.com. Head to the site for videos, blogs and more. Check out the Hiking The Bruce Trail End to End Series - one of the inspirations for this song. Season Two on now with weekly episodes! If you like my content please subscribe - it really helps and it's free. If you like the video, share it! That helps too. Thanks ✌ Video filmed in Mildmay Ontario

Old Ontario - An iconic rockin' homegrown tune coming down from the clifftops and up from the valleys, across the deep water and through the fields and small towns with the spirit of the great land called Ontario. Featuring Jason Lane on guitar. From the album "Vitality" available at stevewelchontario.com

Pearl Jam opened with a sweet acoustic version of "Daughter" live in Toronto Ontario Sept 8 2022

The lead song from the album "Vitality" is an Ontario backcountry reggae special "Promoting Vitality, Inspired by Nature" with the video filmed in the frozen Great White North and the sunny Mayan Riviera in Mexico. Whatever the weather, whatever the season, it's time to live and promote a vital life again. Featuring Jason Lane on guitar : https://loyalsundogs.ca/ Download "Vitality" at : stevewelchontario.com Share and Subscribe ✌

Heavy Water is a groovin' Steve Welch song originally played with Remnants, now revitalized with Jason Lane on guitar, Fijl on drumz and Kenny P. on bass. The mighty Niagara River surges in the background through this electric performance. This is the 3rd song in the "Turtleshell Trilogy", along with "Contentment" and "Wandering Along", recorded at Turtleshell Studio in Breslau Ontario and with the help of Jake Janzen. Heavy Water in my brain... Skipping stones Sifting through the trash Watching the water hit the sand With my children My children stevewelchontario.com Jason Lane / Fijl : https://loyalsundogs.ca/ Turtleshell Studio : https://turtleshellstudio.com/

Steve Welch 2021 album "Upland" - chill to some cool Ontario backcountry vibes. Just press play and take the journey. Relax and drift off to the sweet sounds and inspiring words of Ontario independent musician and filmmaker - Steve Welch. Music featured in Season One of End to End Hiking the Bruce Trail A Journey Across Ontario. Album available on all major platforms, and for download at: stevewelchontario.com Promoting a vital life inspired by nature. RELAX Dive In

Steve Welch 2019 Self Titled album - chill to some cool Ontario backcountry vibes. Just press play and take the journey. Relax and drift off to the sweet sounds and inspiring words of Ontario independent musician and filmmaker - Steve Welch. Music featured in Season One of End to End Hiking the Bruce Trail A Journey Across Ontario. Album available on all major platforms, and for download at: stevewelchontario.com Promoting a vital life inspired by nature. RELAX Dive In

This is the official theme song of Season Two : End to End Hiking The Bruce Trail - A Journey Across Ontario - Launching Nov 15th 2022 here on YouTube. It's the 3rd single and video from the upcoming Steve Welch album "Vitality" with scenes from the first 800 km of the Bruce Trail - an incredible hike on an iconic footpath across the beautiful land of Ontario. Do you recognize any of the scenes? If so, leave a comment of where you think it is! Share with friends Download "Bruce Trail Song" for $0.99 at stevewelchontario.com. Season One : Niagara to the Blue Mountains, Episodes 1-19 out now! ✌

“Bring It Back” is the second sweet summer release from the upcoming album “Vitality”. A steady happy groove Inspired by Nature. “If You Find Something Good – Bring it Back With You” Go out and find the good stuff and bring it back. Just like a musicians do. Get Inspired Filmed on a country lane on the Avon Trail on a glorious summer day along with scenes from across majestic Ontario Canada along the Bruce Trail. Available at : stevewelchontario.com Featuring Jason Lane on guitar. https://loyalsundogs.ca/ The songs on "Vitality" are featured in Season Two of "End to End Hiking the Bruce Trail : A Journey Across Ontario" - documenting the second half of the 900 km trail to Tobermory. Season Two launches Tues Nov 15th 2022 at 7pm on YouTube : Steve Welch Ontario Subscribe so you don't miss a thing-✌

"Hot and Sunny" the first release from the upcoming album "Vitality" celebrating those hot summer days when everything slows right down and the blazing sun blasts you with rhythms from the heat. Filmed in Kawartha Highlands Ontario on a hot summer weekend in July. Featuring Jason Lane on guitar. https://loyalsundogs.ca/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/66037... Visit SteveWelchOntario.com for more info, songs and videos. Like 🌞 Share 🌞Subscribe🌞 ✌

Dead and Co. were lit following an hour rain delay as they absolutely rocked the night away, Incredible jams and energy in this epic version of St. Stephen. Gillette Stadium Foxboro Massachusetts Sat.July 2 2022. w/ Jay Lane on drums for Bill Kreutzmann.

"Vitality" promo video - a brand new album from Ontario musician and film maker Steve Welch - coming Sept 2022 -Original Ontario Music - featured in Season Two of "End to End Hiking The Bruce Trail - A Journey Across Ontario". Promoting Vitality, Inspired by Nature.

🌲🌲🌳 Subscribe 🌳🌲🌲 Season 1, Episode 19 : “Mystery In The Blue Mountains” Season Finale Murder on the trail? A slip and fall? Or did someone forget their lunch? Tune in to find out as we reach the half way point of our 900 km 550 mile journey across Ontario - marking the thrilling end of season one on this brisk day in November. Hiking through the majestic Blue Mountains overlooking the spectacular Nottawasaga Bay, part of great Lake Huron, we start the day at the Blue Mountain Ski resort parking lot and head along the ridge as the sun hung tight to the horizon and a light early snowfall painted the land white but for the trees and babbling brooks cascading down the slope. At some point on the ridgeline that overlooked the bay we reached the end of the Blue Mountains Section of the Bruce Trail and entered the Beaver Valley Section – and continued on the ridge until we reached the Len Gertler Memorial Loree Forest. After passing through a grand valley and up to and fantastic overlook we descended again then ascended and regained the ridge that led to the half way point of the trail, around 7km in to the Beaver Valley Section and nicely situated overlooking a serene forested hillside and the bay. There is no official marker for the half way point, but we gave our best guess. When you reach a great milestone like this, it is an occasion to celebrate and that we did, with some sober reflection and appreciation of all we have experienced so far on the trail. After a brief ceremony we continued through the Loree forest and popped out to some rural November road walks, as we began our journey through the vast Beaver Valley, where we would spend the next 4-5 days of hiking before eventually returning back to Georgian Bay. We came upon a great field of cows who greeted us curiously as the trail passed through their grazing field. Somewhere in those field crossings we lost track of Murray as the beautiful scenes and the anticipation of reaching the end of our hike, and season one, kept pulling us forward – and on to Kolapore where we celebrated reaching our goal! Tune in for Season Two as the thrilling tale continues. This epic journey where the great mystery reveals itself – and may even reveal the answer to the most important question of all - where’s Murray? Season Two begins with weekly episodes starting Tuesday November 15th 2022 at 7pm as we trudge on to Tobermory and that beautiful cairn. Thanks for watching and commenting and hiking. Visit stevewelchontario.com for links to all episodes and music from the series as well as music videos and adventure films. Peace! Thanks as always to the many people, past, present and future who work tirelessly to create, maintain and improve our trail systems. And thanks to the landowners who share their beautiful land. It is very much appreciated. Details: Bruce Trail Reference Guide Maps: 24-25 Total Bruce Trail Map Distance : 25 km Music from the Episode: “Divide and Conquer” from the album “Upland” “Unseen” from the 2007 album “The Time Of My Life” (re-recorded at Turtleshell Studio) “Rockwood” and “Sing” unreleased from the retro archives Intro : “Things Are Happening” and “Alive Healthy and Free” from the album Upland Outro : “Algorithm” from the album Upland Individual songs $0.99, Upland Album $9.99 (16 songs) Help Support Independent Music and Film Available at : Steve Welch (stevewelchontario.com) Other Social Media Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/SteveWelchOntario Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/stevewelchontario/

🌲🌲🌳 Subscribe 🌳🌲🌲 Season 1, Episode 18 : “Pretty River Valley” Saving the best to last – in this the 18th and 2nd last episode of Season One covering the first half of the Bruce Trail, we had one of the most beautiful and epic hikes of them all. 30km across the landscape, bursting with sunshine and fall color. The day started off quite differently though, it was October 31st and it was a chilly and damp 5 degrees Celsius to start the day with a short road walk before we veered off into a proper trail. Mud was a theme of the day. With some great views starting to appear the landscape was beautiful despite the weather. But on one of our first great overlooks of the day we saw some blue sky opening up on the horizon. A good sign of things to come. This was one of the few times we took a side trail diversion from the Bruce Trail – that was to go through the “Standing Rock and Caves Side Trail”. It leads to the same spot as the Bruce Trail section, is much more interesting and challenging and not any shorter so that’s what we did. A great decision as we weaved through great crevasses and channels which led to a dynamic and powerful rock wall “room”. Through a small crack we made our way out of the labyrinth and broke out into the shining sunshine that had emerged from behind the clouds. Hard to describe the beautiful autumn scene – next level beauty. We descended into the Pretty River Valley slipping and sliding all the way down in the mud. At the valley floor the hillsides and clouds, blue sky and autumn colors were truly mesmerizing. But the best was still yet to come. We made it to the Pretty River which was, pretty, and then headed up the other side of the valley up seemingly endless hills and alongside a gorgeous mountain stream. Eventually we reached the top and came upon the best views so far on the Bruce Trail – and our first good look at Georgian Bay – that of Osler Bluffs. Astounding. Almost as if choreographed (the whole hike felt like this), the November winds started blowing in as soon as we left the scenic bluffs and we pushed our aching bodies further as the sun began to set. We made it to the Blue Mountain Ski Resort, where we would end the day overlooking the lake and the bay, setting up our final hike of season one – through the Blue Mountains and to the half way point of the trail (and beyond). In Season Two I hope to finish the trail, and episodes will launch weekly starting in November of 2022 if all goes well. Season one ends in a dramatic cliffhanger with the last episode - Episode 19 : “The Blue Mountains Mystery”. Don’t miss it! Notes Season One covers the first 450 km of the trail from Niagara to Collingwood and is 19 Episodes – airing weekly, every Tuesday from Nov.9th 2021 to March 15th 2022 on YouTube, Rumble, CloutHub, BitChute and Minds. Visit SteveWelchOntario.com for more information, links to episodes, and music from the series. Comments are welcome – Have you hiked this area? Are there other good trails nearby? Do you live in the area and have stories to share? Old escarpment legends or family history? What influence has the Niagara Escarpment and the Bruce Trail had in your life? It would be great to hear as well from those around the world who love to get outside and enjoy and appreciate the incredible landscape. Thanks as always to the many people, past, present and future who work tirelessly to create, maintain and improve our trail systems. And thanks to the landowners who share their beautiful land. It is very much appreciated. Details: Bruce Trail Reference Guide Maps: 22-24 Total Bruce Trail Map Distance : 31 km Step Counter Distance 33 km Music from the Episode: “More Time” from the album “Upland” “We Found Love” featuring Prosad on Sitar, recorded at Turtleshell Studio, Breslau Ontario “Joy” and “And Humbly So” from the Retro Archives and “The Hard Truth”, unreleased from the “Upland” sessions. Intro : “Things Are Happening” and “Alive Healthy and Free” from the album Upland Outro : “Algorithm” from the album Upland Individual songs $0.99, Upland Album $9.99 (16 songs) Help Support Independent Music and Film Available at : Steve Welch (stevewelchontario.com) Other Social Media Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/SteveWelchOntario Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/stevewelchontario/

🌴🌴🌊Subscribe 🌊⛵🌊 Filmed on location at the Mayan ruins of Tulum Mexico, where the work of these great builders still stands beside the blue ocean after more than 1000 years. The song "Worth The Wait" is about making the most of the time we have here, knowing it is gone in the blink of an eye. "A second or a hundred years mean about the same, the time between depends on how you play the game". stevewelchontario.com

🌲🚶🌳Subscribe🌲🍁🌲 Season 1, Episode 17 : “Devil’s Glen – Freedom Rock” We began our journey on HWY 9 where we left off a few weeks earlier. It was a gorgeous sunrise and the leaves were beginning to change – with a 25C degree day in October we knew were in for a treat. Everything looked amazing the entire day as you will see, with glowing fields and golden autumn colours backed against a clear blue sky. Field walking to start the day and weaving in and out of woodlots and road sections to eventually make it to the Transcarioca / Bruce Trail Friendship trail where beauty abounds and the apples were ripe and plentiful. More pleasant road sections led up to Nottawasaga Bluffs Conservation Area where things got very interesting. We first took the short, and highly recommended, Keyhole Side Trail which led to a network of spectacular crevasses, and ultimately deep into the bowels of the Earth as we did some caving. We took the long way around the Conservation Area walking through diverse environments – meadows, cedar forest, glowing autumnal deciduous trees, and eventually, the fantastic lookout where we ate lunch and gazed out over the vast and colourful rolling hills below. After lunch we took another side trip to explore the fascinating “Freedom Rock”. For more information on “Freedom Rock”, it’s history, and location, check out this great article : https://people.ryerson.ca/valliere/freedom.html “Individualist Are Diamonds”, “Try”, and “Do Good” are a few of the interesting carvings etched so long ago in the escarpment rock. The day got better as we made our way along the escarpment ridge then deep down into Devil’s Glen where the Mad River flows. Of course, when you descend into a deep river valley you also have to climb up and out the other side. Whew! We caught some incredible views through the trees of the Mad River Valley and where we had came from, as the sun shone during the golden hour of the day on the great majesty below. We pushed a bit further to Conc 10 where we ended the day just as the sun was setting, Sunrise to Sunset on the trail – a well lived day. Notes Season One covers the first 450 km of the trail from Niagara to Collingwood and is 19 Episodes – airing weekly, every Tuesday from Nov.9th 2021 to March 15th 2022 on YouTube, Rumble, CloutHub, BitChute and Minds. Visit SteveWelchOntario.com for more information, links to episodes, and music from the series. Comments are welcome – Have you hiked this area? Are there other good trails nearby? Do you live in the area and have stories to share? Old escarpment legends or family history? What influence has the Niagara Escarpment and the Bruce Trail had in your life? It would be great to hear as well from those around the world who love to get outside and enjoy and appreciate the beautiful land. Thanks as always to the many people, past, present and future who work tirelessly to create, maintain and improve our trail systems. And thanks to the landowners who share their beautiful land. It is very much appreciated. Details: Bruce Trail Reference Guide Maps: 21-22 Total Bruce Trail Map Distance : 28 km plus side trails Step Counter Distance 32 km Music from the Episode: “Backstabber” from the retro archives. “Glad You Have Come”, and “Pray For Rain” from the album Steve Welch 2019 And “Pebble In A Stream” from the retro archives Intro : “Things Are Happening” and “Alive Healthy and Free” from the album Upland Outro : “Algorithm” from the album Upland Individual songs $0.99, Upland Album $9.99 (16 songs) Help Support Independent Music and Film Available at : Steve Welch (stevewelchontario.com) Other Social Media Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/SteveWelchOntario Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/stevewelchontario/

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Season 1, Episode 16 : “Noisy River” 🌲🚶🌳Subscribe🌲🍁🌲 The Bruce Trail Journey across Ontario continues through the rural Mulmer countryside and into Noisy River Nature Reserve / Provincial Park. It was a beautiful day in September, and the leaves were just starting to show some fall colours. This episode is kind of like a stand alone movie. We have a new hiking companion and the late summer scenes and flora were soaking in the heat and the sun. I tried to capture the experience in a different way - really trying to bring you along with us on this astoundingly beautiful walk. The day started where we left off a month earlier on Prince of Wales Road in Kilgore. There were a lot of road sections in this stretch but as usual they were inspiring and gorgeous in their own way. Nice to have that variety of rural and deep woods. We ducked off the road for a trail section (thanks to the landowners) and then back to Prince of Wales Road which we would veer off from again shortly after and then back on further up the trail. In this next section we came upon a spectacular view of the Pine River country and the vast expanse of the landscape. The crickets were chirping loudly in the September air. Eventually we hit the bridge crossing of Black Bank Creek – thanks again to the volunteers and pioneers who make this all possible. The day was sweet, the flowers were popping and there was plenty of water sources to keep hydrated for the hot road sections. We found a cave / crevasse system that we explored for a while, then back on trail, After a few delicious trail apples we made it to the end of the Dufferin Hi-Land section and entered the “Blue Mountains”, gaining an inch or two in elevation as we walked through Lavender. Noisy River park brought us back into escarpment rock crevasses and a gorgeous countryside to end the day cooling our feet in the mighty Noisy River. We never did find the Mulmer Tavern. Notes Season One covers the first 450 km of the trail from Niagara to Collingwood and is 19 Episodes – airing weekly, every Tuesday from Nov.9th 2021 to March 15th 2022 on YouTube, Rumble, CloutHub, BitChute and Minds. Visit SteveWelchOntario.com for more information, links to episodes, and music from the series. Comments are welcome – Have you hiked this area? Are there other good trails nearby? Do you live in the area and have stories to share? Old escarpment legends or family history? What influence has the Niagara Escarpment and the Bruce Trail had in your life? It would be great to hear as well from those around the world who love to get outside and enjoy and appreciate the beautiful land. Thanks as always to the many people, past, present and future who work tirelessly to create, maintain and improve our trail systems. And thanks to the landowners who share their beautiful land. It is very much appreciated. Details: Bruce Trail Reference Guide Maps: 20-21 Total Bruce Trail Map Distance : 25 km Step Counter Distance 28 km Music from the Episode: “Guilty” from the album “Upland” and “See You Next Year” from the album “Steve Welch 2019” Intro : “Things Are Happening” and “Alive Healthy and Free” from the album Upland Outro : “Algorithm” from the album Upland Individual songs $0.99, Upland Album $9.99 (16 songs) Help Support Independent Music and Film Available at : Steve Welch (stevewelchontario.com) Other Social Media Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/SteveWelchOntario Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/stevewelchontario/

Season 1, Episode 15 : “Pine River” 🌲🚶🌳Subscribe 🌲🍁🌲 Part two of our epic 29 km hike last July along the beautiful stretch of the Bruce Trail from 1st Line Granger, through Boyne Valley Provincial Park (episode 14) across the ridges, over the rolling hills, down the country roads, under a big blue sky in the sweltering sun, rambling down to the Pine River country of Kilgore. The land was in full summer bloom, the flowers were out, the vultures were soaring, and the land was sparking in the hazy heat. The hike took us past the Mulmer Lookout overlooking the expanse of the Boyne Valley, through Walker’s Woods, in memory of Chris Walker, a Bruce Trail pioneer, into the “Enchanted Forest”, and through Rock Hill Park as the sun shone gloriously through the escarpment rock crevasses. The town of Kilgore turned out to be just a mailbox on a quiet dirt road, then we got into the Pine River section where we explored the Dufferin Light And Power Co. power plant ruins. We had a great surprise near the end of the day, a rare lake (pond) scene on the Bruce Trail, with the beautiful Pine River Fishing Pond. It was a struggle to finish and we were thankful to have the long days of summer to complete this awesome hike. Next up: “Noisy River”. Notes Season One covers the first 450 km of the trail from Niagara to Collingwood and is 19 Episodes – airing weekly, every Tuesday from Nov.9th 2021 to March 15th 2022 on YouTube, Rumble, CloutHub, BitChute and Minds. Visit SteveWelchOntario.com for more information, links to episodes, and music from the series. Comments are welcome – Have you hiked this area? Are there other good trails nearby? Do you live in the area and have stories to share? Old escarpment legends or family history? What influence has the Niagara Escarpment and the Bruce Trail had in your life? It would be great to hear as well from those around the world who love to get outside and enjoy and appreciate the beautiful land. Thanks as always to the many people, past, present and future who work tirelessly to create, maintain and improve our trail systems. And thanks to the landowners who share their beautiful land. It is very much appreciated. Details: Bruce Trail Reference Guide Maps: 19-20 Total Bruce Trail Map Distance Part Two : 17 km Total Map Distance for complete hike : 28km Step Counter Distance 33km Music from the Episode: “Worth The Wait” from the album “Upland” and “Beautiful Truth” from the retro archives Intro : “Things Are Happening” and “Alive Healthy and Free” from the album Upland Outro : “Algorithm” from the album Upland Individual songs $0.99, Upland Album $9.99 (16 songs) Help Support Independent Music and Film Available at : Steve Welch (stevewelchontario.com) Other Social Media Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/SteveWelchOntario Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/stevewelchontario/

Season 1, Episode 14 : “Boyne Valley” 🌲🚶🌳Subscribe 🌲🍁🌲 It was great to get back on trail after a few weeks, now in the mid summer July heat. From 1st Line Granger the trail took us through the rolling rural countryside. The wildflowers were in bloom and the fields were full of life. The song to start this episode is the popular “Drop That Load” from the album “Upland”. It’s a song about freeing yourself from unnecessary concerns and troubles – to “only carry what needs to be carried”. It doesn’t do us any good to perpetually carry the weight of the world on our shoulders. Hiking the Bruce Trail frees the mind – it’s also good when hiking to only carry what needs to be carried (pack light) for this would be a long hot day on the trail. There’s something special about the rolling countryside, and fields in summer. Then a couple of road sections, also beautiful with summer flowers, horses and butterflies took us to the south end of Boyne Valley Provincial Park. Beautiful creeks and tall trees welcomed us as we traversed the terrain. The hike was so awesome it is split into two episodes. We popped out on 1st Line Mulmer and that’s where this one ends. The next episode is titled “Pine River” The second song featured is the fun reggae tune “Horses Are Supposed to Know Your Feelings”. “Communicate with love” it says. Notes Season One covers the first 450 km of the trail from Niagara to Collingwood and is 19 Episodes – airing weekly, every Tuesday from Nov.9th 2021 to March 15th 2022 on YouTube, Rumble, CloutHub, BitChute and Minds. Visit SteveWelchOntario.com for more information, links to episodes, and music from the series. Comments are welcome – Have you hiked this area? Are there other good trails nearby? Do you live in the area and have stories to share? Old escarpment legends or family history? What influence has the Niagara Escarpment and the Bruce Trail had in your life? It would be great to hear as well from those around the world who love to get outside and enjoy and appreciate the beautiful land. Thanks as always to the many people, past, present and future who work tirelessly to create, maintain and improve our trail systems. And thanks to the landowners who share their beautiful land. It is very much appreciated. Details: Bruce Trail Reference Guide Maps: 19-20 Total Bruce Trail Map Distance : 11 km Step Counter Distance : 13 km Music from the Episode: “Drop That Load” from the album “Upland” and “Horses Are Supposed To Know Your Feelings” from the album “Steve Welch 2019” Intro : “Things Are Happening” and “Alive Healthy and Free” from the album Upland Outro : “Algorithm” from the album Upland Individual songs $0.99, Upland Album $9.99 (16 songs) Help Support Independent Music and Film Available at : Steve Welch (stevewelchontario.com) Other Social Media Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/SteveWelchOntario Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/stevewelchontario/

🌲Share🍁and🍁Subscribe🌲✌ New music from Steve Welch Ontario "Divide and Conquer" from the album "Upland" "We are loving people We work things out We are giving people If you look you'll see it with your own eyes We are helpful people We work things out I know deep down in the heart of me My brother's not my enemy"

End to End : Hiking the Bruce Trail, A Journey Across Ontario Season 1, Episode 13 : “Mono Cliffs” We begin the last day of our 4 day Bruce Trail stretch at Dunby Road for a cool morning road walk followed by a nice escarpment jumble section adjacent to 3rd line. Slowly but surely made our way to Mono Cliffs Provincial Park, which also ended the Caledon Section and began the journey through the Dufferin Highlands. Mono Cliffs is a beautiful park, and it was a beautiful bluebird day as we walked through it. It’s the first stretch of the Bruce Trail with a few ponds and lakes and it was a new and refreshing environment. Our familiar friends the turkey vultures soared majestically overhead. There was a gorgeous view from the cliff top of the valley and the “South Outlier”. Like the Milton Outlier from many miles ago, the landscape conjures images of a great flood when the glaciers and meltwater intensely carved out the landscape. Hiking from there up to McCarstons lake, and further into what was a magical deep green forest that was erupting in song from the many birds in the treetops. It’s not often you walk through such an exuberant symphony. Up one more country road and we set up our next hike – into the Boyne Valley. Details: Bruce Trail Reference Guide Maps: 18-19 Total Bruce Trail Map Distance : 14 km Step Counter Distance : 15 km Music from the Episode: “L’Amour Voyage” (Outro) from the album “Upland” “Hang In There” from the album “Steve Welch 2019” And “Love Travels Far” (Outro) from the album “Steve Welch 2019” Intro : “Things Are Happening” and “Alive Healthy and Free” from the album Upland Outro : “Algorithm” from the album Upland Individual songs $0.99, Upland Album $9.99 (16 songs) Help Support Independent Music and Film Available at : Steve Welch (stevewelchontario.com) Other Social Media Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/SteveWelchOntario Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/stevewelchontario/

End to End : Hiking the Bruce Trail, A Journey Across Ontario Season 1, Episode 12 : “Rambling Up To Hockley Valley” The Bruce Trail Journey continues at 7th line, just north of Mono Mills as we amble and ramble up to the incredible Hockley Valley. This is a very hilly section and one for the glutes, but the landscape is amazing. The trees are large and plentiful and the lush forest canopy sometimes seems to touch the sky. The whole stretch is quite spectacular. What seemed like a relatively short distance on the map turned into a long journey on the trail with it’s many twists and turns and ups and downs. We hiked up and down the many hills trodding through the remnants of the Oak Ridges Moraine’s sandy hills and we begin to re-enter Escarpment country approaching Mono Cliffs. Reaching the Nottawasaga River at the valley floor was a great treat as the water was still ice cold and had incredible healing power on our throbbing feet. This gave us the boost we needed to finish the day trekking up and up and up and out of the valley hiking through the Hockley Valley Provincial Nature Reserve. More beautiful big trees. We ended the day at the famous “Dunby Road” setting up our next hike through Mono Cliffs. This was the third day of our 4 day stretch in May where we covered 100km of trail and made it to the Dufferin Highlands. Notes Season One covers the first 450 km of the trail from Niagara to Collingwood and is 19 Episodes – airing weekly, every Tuesday from Nov.9th 2021 to March 15th 2022 on YouTube, Rumble, CloutHub, BitChute and Minds. Visit SteveWelchOntario.com for more information, links to episodes, and music from the series. Details: Bruce Trail Reference Guide Maps: 18 Total Bruce Trail Map Distance : 25 km Step Counter Distance : 29 km Music from the Episode: “I’ve Got A Feeling” from the retro archives And “L’Amour Voyage” from the album “Upland” Intro : “Things Are Happening” and “Alive Healthy and Free” from the album Upland Outro : “L’Amour Voyage” from the album Upland Individual songs $0.99, Upland Album $9.99 (16 songs) Help Support Independent Music and Film Available at : Steve Welch (stevewelchontario.com) Other Social Media Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/SteveWelchOntario Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/stevewelchontario/