Nicola had the Bruce Trail book and, when trying to sort out which section we still needed to hike, identified some flaws with my "bookkeeping methods". Basically I highlighted what we had done on the large map and jotted down approximate identifiers. Now we have been doing this for 3 years, and don't have great memories, this was no longer sufficient. So we spent an evening reviewing the book, my notes and (when really stuck) my blog posts and Nicola created a spread sheet:
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| As if we needed any more evidence that her brain does not work like mine. |
This did help us identify the sections that we still needed to hike. If all goes according to plan we could finish one or both of the Niagara and Iroquois sections this year.
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Dave dropped us on eighth line and we were initially walking through Conservation Area trails. It was more authoritative than we were used to.
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We were thankful that the rough, rocky part of the trail was at the beginning, while we were still fresh.
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As was our bug spray.
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Meadows and
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marshes kept things interesting.
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Lunch in
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a pretty spot but
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as it got hotter, the mosquitoes got hungrier.
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Robus odoratus or
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Purple flowering raspberry.
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A quick shot through the foliage has resulted in a poor photo. He could be a Garter Snake or an Eastern Ribbon snake, though they are less common.
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We knew this was coming. The last couple of kms were on roads, first Hwy 7
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and then a more pleasant stretch
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on 6th line.
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| About 7km took us a couple of hours. |
Yes, you guys needed to do this! Though I love the line on the big map, you need a better system.
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