| Summary | None |
| Owner | Eric Gilbertson |
| Creation Date | 2011-07-19 21:45:11 UTC-0400 |
| Description | Eric and Matthew Gilbertson
7.15.11 - 7.18.11 2,146 miles driving White Hill, Nova Scotia: 15.5 miles bushwacking in 3:58 hours Glen Valley, Prince Edward Island: 500ft hiking Mt Carleton, New Brunswick: 4 miles hiking +2 miles mountain biking at night. “So what brings you boys here to White Hill?” asked Ian, a local Nova Scotian who with his three companions had coincidentally decided to climb the highest point in Nova Scotia the same day as us. It was a valid question. Was it the view that brought us? No, you couldn’t see more than 200ft into the clouds from the top. Was it conveniently-located, and we were just passing by? No, it had taken us 17 hours of driving from Boston and is located on the northern tip of Nova Scotia. Was it a tall, glaciated mountain? No, the summit is only 1745 ft above sea level. Had it been easy? No. In the split-second that it took us to formulate an answer I glanced down at my bloody shins which had been thrashed by miles of bushwhacking. Our shoes were a pound heavier, full of mud and swamp water. We were drenched with sweat and a cold Canadian breeze was blowing in off the lakeshore. But we had done it. Our adrenaline was pumping as we ran and hopped along the rocky lakeshore on the way back to the car. “We’re trying to climb the highest points in all the Canadian provinces and territories,” Eric answered. “We’ll be done with the State High Points in a couple of weeks so we decided to move on to the Canadian High Points.” “Wow,” Ian answered. ... Click a folder to read full reports. Click here for the GPS coords LINKS: Our Canadian High Points Page Our Adventures Webpage |