Rainbow Tunnel — Attraction in Vaughan

The Rainbow Tunnel has been putting smiles on the face of drivers zipping by on the Don Valley Parkway for decades.

But did you know that it is actually part of a much larger park? Jump into the Charles Sauriol Conservation Area and you can get up close and personal with the tunnel/art that has been brightening up the commute of innumerable Toronto drivers.

I remember how one day the concrete tunnel was painted with the rainbow. And it was an instant day brightener for me every time I saw it. Then it got marked up by other graffiti over time and sadly it looked like the rainbow was done for. But credit the City of Toronto for recognizing how inspired the original rainbow was and deciding to keep it going! It's little things like this that tells you why Toronto is a great...

This Iconic Mural in Toronto was spotted off the Don Valley Parkway during a Snow Storm, and caught my attention. It was accessed via a short Hike along the Moccasin Trail in the Charles Sauriol Conservation Area. Both the Journey (with everything covered in Snow) and Destination (the Tunnel) was ever so Beautiful.

History has it that this Magnificent Mural was the Work of a Norwegian Teenager, B.C. Johnson, as a Memorial to a Friend who had passed away. He originally Painted it in the early 1970's, but had to Repaint on several occasions, each when the North York Parks Department would have...

If one is northbound on Toronto’s Don Valley Parkway, one passes by this beautiful sight and wonder how to be there . It was an old railway tunnel in the early 1970s, the North York Parks department painted over the colorful piece of outsider art. Surrounded by the Moccasin trail, it is worth a visit. I had the opportunity to check all the trails near by during the pandemic lockdown. This was a...