Photos by Norma, Lindsay, Cathy, Sylvia and Bill.
After hiking to Drabble Lakes earlier in the month, this time we carried on up to the Mt Drabble summit. We almost had to change our destination early on, but Brian approached the big, intimidating machine and negotiated with the operator for our safe passage. The ascent to the summit included several steep rock faces to climb, with breaks through forests and beautiful meadows. Cake was served at the summit to mark the last day of summer and the end of a decade. Thanks to Mary, Brian and Lindsay we stayed on track and reached our destination. Photos by Norma, Lindsay, Cathy, Sylvia and Bill.
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No pub to no pub, formerly pub to pub walk, starts from Oyster River Nature Park to Salmon Point and back. Moving through the forest parallel to Oyster River and then along the beach is always a favorite. Weather was calm. Debrief was at Milanos.
Our hike to almost 500 meters above Ramparts on the way to Mt Washington is easy to sum up... good workout, great views. Photos by Lindsay, Brenda, Stephen and Bill. A little soft drizzle didn't stop us from walking from Lazo Road to Curtis Beach. No wind was a bonus! Saw many herons though it is a bit tricky capturing them on photos. Great to be out and we ended with conversation and coffee at Beninos.
The expectations list for this Elk Falls hike included spawning salmon and chubby bears. We didn't see any salmon in the spawning channels or the lower part of the river. From the old power plant site to under the suspension bridge there were lots. As for the bears, we didn't see any, but we could tell that they had been hiking where we were not long before us. Photos by Lindsay and Bill. Another lovely late-Fall excursion for the Intermediate Walkers as we tried the Bear Bait - River Trail loop from the Barber's Hole parking lot near Nymph Falls for the first time. This is a keeper and enjoyable to all. Thanks to Karen B. and Dawn M. for the photos The Mount Seymour and Nugedzi Lakes hike is one of my favorites. The approach to the summit has the feel of climbing a mountain, with the route at times just marked by rock cairns. Different views open up as we climb. Reaching the summit requires about 200 meters less elevation gain than Mt Becher or Benson. And then there are the Nugedzi Lakes to enjoy on our way down. It was a great day on Quadra Island. Photos by Cindy and Bill. It is becoming a tradition to head to the Courtenay Airpark loop for our first outing of a new Probus Season. It's a location where we are guaranteed bird sightings at this time of the year, as birds start to pass through or to return to the Valley with the approach of Fall...and we were not disappointed! On this beautiful late-summer morning, we sighted 30 species. It was a good day, despite having to turn back before completing the loop in order to leave time to prepare for the afternoon Probus Gathering. |