A for Adventure

05/14/2026

Island-Wide Waterfall Weekend Group Hikes. 🥾🌲 Join us! Choose one of these group hikes with local Cape Breton Island ambassadors and win prizes, including a sweet adventure prize pack from 💙

‼️ Before your hike, be sure to download the Visit Cape Breton Mobile App (now available on the App Store and Google Play) to access your Waterfall Season Passport so you can find trail information, participate in challenges, scan waterfall signs and enter to win prizes. It is important to download and log in while you still have wifi and cell service before you hit the trails!

Waterfall Weekend Group Hikes👇
🗓️WHEN: May 16, 2026
⏰ TIME: All hikes begin at 10 am
🥾 WHERE: Meet at the waterfall trailhead of the hike you choose. Please arrive by 10 am
🌟 All trail details for each waterfall hike can be found on our mobile app and website!

📍Gairloch Falls
Your Ambassadors: Gord, Ashley and Anna

📍Egypt Falls
Your Ambassadors: Jamie and Chelsea

📍Uisge Ban Falls
Your Ambassadors: Nicole, Devon and Janet (representing !)

📍Lower North River
Your Ambassadors: Kaley, Skylar and David

📍 Embrees Brook Falls
Your Ambassadors: Katherine and Tia

📍 Humes River Falls
Your Ambassadors: Jamie, Chris and Benoit

📍McNaughton’s
Your Ambassadors: Walley and Mike

📍Irish Cove / MacIsaac
Your Ambassadors: Shane & Alysha

📍 Still Brook
Your Ambassador: Adam Hill

🎻 After your hike, head to Big Spruce Brewing for an afternoon of live music, local food, and good company - featuring Mary Frances and a Cape Breton square set with Good Crowd, eats from Bistro Fiset, Rose’s Smash Burgers and trickdough, plus a vintage market to explore.
🎶 This event is free and for all ages. Gates open at 11 am.

04/22/2026

On this Earth Day we want to highlight and celebrate all the work the does to protect our beautiful province. Give them a follow and be sure to donate if you can to help them continue their mission to protect Nova Scotia’s outstanding natural legacy through land conservation

03/24/2026

So sad to hear about Michael Haynes. A man who dedicated his life to inspiring and helping others get out on the trails.

02/11/2026

Keji Reservations Opening!

Parks Canada is opening up camping reservations in Kejimkujik! Log in tomorrow, February 11th at 8am AST.

The Canada Strong Pass will provide free entry and 25% off camping fees between June 19th and September 7th.

It's going to be a great summer in Keji!

- https://mailchi.mp/whynotadventure.ca/introducing-the-barrel-canoe-pack-17820496

01/22/2026

*TAG AN ADVENTURE BUDDY* for your chance to win two (2) tickets to the BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL on Thursday, January 29th 7PM in Halifax from

*random winner will be selected. Giveaway ends January 25 at 11:59pm. Valued at $58. No cash value. Tix can be picked up at the Trail Shop, Quinpool or at the venue night of.

01/14/2026

Love to see all those dots!

As we kick off 2026, we’re celebrating new and longtime protected places across Nova Scotia. Pour yourself a cup of tea and take a little virtual wander.

Our interactive conservation map lets you explore it all, click on a pin to discover how and when each property was protected, see photos and videos, and find out which lands are open for you to visit. You can even search and filter to dive deeper into the details.

Go ahead, zoom in, click, explore. You never know what special place you’ll discover next: https://nsnt.ca/our-work/our-conservation-lands/

01/07/2026

Fun memory from 7 years ago when Acorn Art & Photography turned his viral Peggy's Cove Hockey photo into a fundraiser for Feed NS.

You can still buy this print and more https://www.acornart.net/

12/22/2025

Time to plan some road trips!

❄️ LODGE JANUARY OPENING WEEKEND - SATURDAY, JANUARY 3RD❄️

Our winter lodge hours and rentals will commence on Saturday, January 3rd. We will be open every Saturday and Sunday, 10am - 4pm. Whether there will be a good amount of snow on the ground on the 3rd, the fireplace will be lit and free hot chocolate and coffee will be served.🔥☕

Winter rental equipment (XC skis and snowshoes) will be live to book in advance on Monday, December 29th (equipment can only be rented out during operational hours) on our booking site. We recommend reserving equipment in advance as there are limited sizes available. All members receive 20% off equipment rentals (we also have special discount rates for groups). https://www.thekeppoch.ca/rentals

➡️If you have any questions, please send an email to [email protected].

See you on the trails!

12/21/2025

Happy Winter Solstice! ❄️

Happy Winter Solstice! ❄️🕯️

Today marks the longest night and shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Winter solstice invites us to reflect, slow down, and gather as the season settles in.
With the sun tracing its lowest arc across the sky, it’s also the day your shadow stretches the longest if you step outside at noon! A small, grounding reminder of the larger planetary shift at play.

And while today may feel like the deepest part of winter, there’s good news! From here on out, daylight begins to grow just a little longer each day until the summer solstice in June. Until then, this is nature’s gentle cue to rest, move slowly, and lean into the stillness of the season.

📸 Chris Mac - Cscape Visuals

11/29/2025

More land protected forever! Nova Scotia Nature Trust