Hiking in The Woods is My Gym :)

James and I went hiking behind the Toronto Zoo on New Year's Day. I am kind of a princess when it comes to doing physical workouts in a gym, so hiking and exploring the outdoors do the trick. I love walking in the woods, in the snow, canoeing, swimming, biking or anything outside. Get me in a gym and I feel like a duck out of water.

  

We had a wonderful time and saw the most incredible animals from the other side of the fence. We howled at some wild white wolves (not in the zoo), who howled back at us- actually that was kind of freaky because the light was failing at that point.. 

We saw some moose, a couple of elk and a yak that looked positively bored. This is the trouble with keeping animals trapped in compounds much smaller than what they would have in the wild. 

What a great way to spend the first day of the year. If the gym is not your thing, then get outside and get your heart going while surrounding yourself with beauty :)