Nova Scotia From My Perspective. ©Greg Taylor
Welcome to the visual side of HalifaxTrails.ca. Since 2009, I’ve spent countless hours documenting my outdoor adventures to try to capture the best Nova Scotia hiking photos I can.
While my halifaxtrails.ca hosts my detailed trail guides, this space is dedicated entirely to my photography and video collections. Browse the galleries to explore the province’s natural beauty through my lenses 📸.
From the sweeping coastal views at Crystal Crescent to the scenic pathways of the Salt Marsh Trail and the St. Margaret’s Bay Trail, these images showcase my favourite captures along the way. View my main gallery, or browse through the albums below to inspire your next hiking or biking adventure!
Welcome to my collection of Nova Scotia trail videos. Here you’ll find footage from past outdoor adventures while hiking, biking, paddling, and camping around the province.
A lifelong Haligonian, I fondly remember family bike rides at Point Pleasant Park, beach combing at McNabs Island, and acting out epic childhood adventures at York Redoubt. The outdoors was an important part of my childhood. Enthusiasm for the outdoors is behind every adventure I share, which I hope entices more explorers to “Canada’s ocean playground”.
My favourite jobs, sports, and other recreational activities have always been outdoors. Playing outdoors was an important part of my childhood, whether at local parks or exploring Halifax by bike.
During my university years at St. Francis Xavier and Saint Mary’s University, I planted trees in the spring and summer. It involved hauling heavy loads of trees through kilometers of clear-cut wastelands, with no shelter from the elements. I learned a lot of valuable lessons by testing my physical and mental limits. I eventually thrived on the challenges and became a highly productive planter, planting hundreds of thousands of trees over 4 seasons.
Beyond the life lessons, a major thing that stuck with me from tree planting was the feeling of dismay at the abhorrent treatment of our forests. Each day spent in remote, apocalyptic-looking clear-cuts hidden from public view felt like being in a dystopian future I didn’t want to be part of creating. Afterward, I gained a newfound appreciation for the beauty of untouched wilderness. These early days played a big part in why I created HalifaxTrails.ca.
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