Eight hikers started out on a beautiful spring day. We were all sweating 2 hours later as it turned into a summer day! Still beautiful, though. The only complaint was that the hike was too short!
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| Geology 101: Jim explains the origin of the pothole. |
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| Roots and rocks: Hilton Falls in a nutshell |
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| Feeding the reservoir |
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| We tried, but couldn't avoid the water dripping off of the rocks. |
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| Drying off at whirlpool table rock |
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| In awe of the boulders |
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| Enjoying a well-deserved apres-hike beverage. |
The azaleas, redbud and mica cap mushrooms were all in fine form for this annual outing, but it was early for the rhododendrons on this traditional date. Regardless, we had a pleasant walk along the waterfront and extended it into Port Credit on the far side of the river.
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| L-R: Jim, Liz, Sandra, Annie, Sue, Susan, Carol, Judy, David, Andrea. |
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| Mica cap mushrooms |
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| One of the more advanced rhodos! |
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| The redbud are having a good year. |
It was a perfect holiday Monday (Victoria Day) and many mountain bikers were out enjoying the trails. And generally being respectful of slower hikers.
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| Looks tempting -- maybe another time? |
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| We found a few good clusters of Mayapples |
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| There was storm damage two days earlier; Ian negotiates some of it here. |
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| L-R: Tom, Sue, Ian, Walter, Deb, Karen (our leader), Andrea, Liz. Thanks to the friendly hiker who offered to take the pic. |
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| A grey morning did not keep this hardy band away from the annual Trillium Tromp and a welcome to new hiker Andrea |
Helgy salutes the Nisbet family for their support of trail maintenance
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| A rare green stripe trillium with six petals |
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| One of the few good clumps of trilliums. This was not their finest year. |
Karen led us on a lovely mud-free hike down to Lk Ontario. And back!
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| Trilliums - not a lot but a good start |
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| A good turnout of 17 |
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| Stopping for a history lesson |
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| Down by the lake -- the "Great Adventure" |
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| Another sign of Spring |
On a perfect Spring Day, the marsh marigolds and other beauties were out in their glory.
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| People watching deer watching people. Can you spot all 4? |
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| Gathering at Sherman Falls |
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| An extra leg to Tiffany Falls |
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| Colin captures Tiffany Falls |
18C and sunny....a great day for a hike.
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| Six hikers came out.... the rest of our crew were up in the Peninsula working on their E2E |
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| Lots of technical stuff |
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| Northern (spring) azure |
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| The accidental artsy shot |
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| Three hikers joined Richard on this sunny day. |
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| It was slow going over the rocks |
We woke up to a gray, drizzly morning, but Anita's early morning
email guaranteed us sun in Pickering and that the trip was a go!
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| Waiting for the train in Clarkson |
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| Sixteen hikers joined Anita on today's excursion. |
