Sunday Hikes in 2004
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| Hike Date | Hike Description |
| Nov. 21, 2004 |
Breakfast at the Inglewood General Store at 8:50
on Sunday. Be there or be square. The ole stand by bacon
and eggs and home fries is available for $3.99 or the famous
Billy Cakes, squares, bagels, etc are also waiting for us.
Instead of getting back into our cars, let's walk around Inglewood. We will head out the back and up Graham's property (thanks to the Grahams again for letting us use and appreciate their trails!), along Quarry Road and down to McLaren. Be aware that there will be road and track walking as well as trail stuff. Parking is available on the east side of McLaughlin by the train tracks at the entrance to the trailway, or at the arena which is just south of the tracks. Please meet at the back of the Inglewood General Store at 10:00am for the hike. See everyone there. Cheers, Jan and Neil |
| Nov. 14, 2004 |
Fasten your seat belts because we are going to do the
Dingle loop without Mr Dingle (aka Neil Bird) this
Sunday at 10 am. He says that there is only one right hand
turn to worry about so let's go for it. See you at Innis Lake Road just north of Finnerty Sideroad (Innis Lake is one road east of Airport). We will head north onto the road allowance and make that first left hand turn (that Neil forgot to mention!) into the wilds of East Caledon. Bring bread and water in case we get lost. The terrain is not difficult and there is only one or two uphills of note if my memory serves me. See you at 10 a.m. on Sunday, snow or shine. Cheers, Jan |
| Nov. 7, 2004 |
I thought that Scottsdale Farm would be a nice hike this
weekend but I'm battling my first flu of the season and
don't think I'm up to a long hike. So instead, let's meet
at: Winston Churchill and the Bruce Trail which is
located south of the Ballinifad Road, just before you
go down the S-like-bend. Note: if you drive down through the
bend and get as far as the rail trail, you have gone too
far. Parking is available on the east side of Winston
Churchill. |
| Oct. 17, 2004 |
At last it is here! The first hike, and if the leaves stay
on the trees and the weather cooperates what a hike it will
be. We will start the season with the Devil's Pulpit / Grange Hike. Please meet at the Grange and Creditview Rd. at 10:00 AM. We will proceed east along the Grange to the Bruce Trail (just above the Deforest Quarry) and proceed north, down the Escarpment to the railroad track. We the will turn left along the railroad track to the Bruce Trail (Devil's Pulpit) and up we go. Total distance: ~ 8 km Total time: < 2 hours Elevation gain/loss: Once up and down the Escarpment (100 m) |
| Mar. 28, 2004 |
This
Sunday we get to put into action what we will have learned
at Friday's Speaker Series. Come out to both Friday
night's talk and to Sunday's walk with Peter Kelly of the
Cliff Ecology Research Group at the University of Guelph.
Peter's research shows that trees growing on cliff faces
of the Niagara Escarpment are part of an ancient
undisturbed forest ecosystem that occupies cliff faces of
the Escarpment between Grimsby and the tip of the Bruce
Peninsula. We are pleased to have Peter show us the
ancient white cedars that he will introduce to us
on Friday night!
Meet
and greet the cedars at Rattlesnake Point on Sunday. The
Rattlesnake Point Conservation Area has some of the most
inspiring scenic viewing found anywhere. Five breathtaking
lookouts dot the edge of towering cliffs of Ontario's
striking Niagara Escarpment where Peter will be showing
off cedars up to 500 years old, i.e. pre-dating European
colonization of North America.
To get to Rattlesnake Point Conservation Area (see map):
Please park in the
lower parking lot (more northerly of the two) and have
$4 to cover parking.
Remember... 10:30.
$4. March 28.
Cheers,
Jan
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