Smokey Hollow Ice Falls!!!

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See, water is even fun when it’s frozen!

Smokey Hollow Water Falls!!! (cool name for an adventure too!)
Smokey Hollow Water Falls!!!
(cool name for an adventure too!)

So it was the Family Day holiday here in Ontario and 40% of our family was around, Dylan and myself, so we thought we were up for a mini-adventure!

Rob and Dylan... set for a (mini) adventure!
Rob and Dylan… set for a (mini) adventure!

I saw fellow LOSTie, Mark Bintley’s photo’s on Facebook the day before, when he took his 5 and 7 year old kids to the Falls and it looked so cool that I thought, well if his little kids can do it, then Dylan and I should be able to!IMG_0808

Now I’m sure all the locals around here know about all these cool spots, but having only lived in the area for 19 years, these things are new to me!  So I couldn’t believe that this really cool frozen water fall was only a 20 minute drive from our house!IMG_0789

Well, Dylan and I found all kinds of odds IMG_0780and ends for winter clothing, to combat the -25C/-12F weather!  All bundled up it wasn’t that bad.  And off we went.  I won’t spoil it with a long story… when I’ve got all these awesome pictures and I even fired up the ol’ GoPro!  Have a look, there is some pretty cool shots of us climbing through the caves behind the frozen falls!!!

(okay… I realize I haven’t quite mastered the editing quite yet!  I’m workin’ on it!)… enjoy!

... oh, wait a minute... I got a text...
… oh, wait a minute… I got a text…

IMG_0804IMG_0781IMG_0787Cheers,

Rob

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I founded LOST Swimming because I like open water swimming and would like to see it grow and thrive in Lake Ontario. I started as a competitive swimmer as a kid and ended up getting as far as a silver medal at Nationals and going to the Olympic Trials in 1988. But I retired after that, I was sick of swimming. So I got into running marathons and have run over 35 to date, as well as a few ultra marathons, including the Marathon des Sables (7 day, ultra across the Sahara Desert). I also kind of fell into triathlons and have done a handful of Ironman tri's too. This gradually got me back in the water and in 2006 I took the plunge and attempted swimming the English Channel. I didn't quite make it across, but the circle was now complete and after 17 years I was a swimmer again! Although I still do plenty of pool swimming, I now much prefer open water swimming and like to say that open water swimming is to pool swimming, what trail running is to treadmill running! As a result I hope to encourage more people to join me for a dip in Lake Ontario as often as we can!