Photos by Cathy, Lindsay, Steve and Bill.
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Cathy and David led us back to Upper Trent River Falls, a location we first visited early last year. This time a more direct route cut about 2 kilometres off the hiking distance. Recent rain made for an impressive amount of water going over the falls. It also resulted in challenging crossings at the site of a new beaver dam, and at the corner of Allen Lake where the trail is often flooded this time of year. We all made it through, some with dry feet. We encountered more cyclists on this hike than any of our other group hikes, perhaps because of the brief break from the rain. As usual all riders were friendly and appreciated that our group quickly cleared the trail for them. Photos by Cathy, Lindsay, Steve and Bill.
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Our walk started from the Millard Lookout. Frosty and cold but sunny so a good turnout. As we walked down the extension trail a black bear was spotted near the end. According to my neighbours at that last house, two black bears are there daily. There are apples on their trees still. Bears took off so we continued up to The Ridge to walk trails and sidewalks. Photo credit: Karen,Dawn and Cheryl
The Newton Lake - Waiatt Bay hike on Quadra Island was a repeat of our first time on this route last year. The 14 kilometre out and back hike passes 4 lakes, 2 small waterfalls and bays on the east and west coasts of Quadra Island. Our lunch stop has been the site of many meals for a very long time, as evidenced by the deep midden that is exposed at the edge of the bay. Photos by Cathy, Lindsay and Bill. Today's walk was in Seal Bay Park, on the ocean side of Bates Rd. We had a very pleasant walk around two loops (Coupland and Seal Loops), enjoying the sunny day and each other's company. It was a beautiful day on Sunday afternoon for checking out the bird diversity in the Ships Point area of Fanny Bay. The tide was coming in but was still low enough to keep most waterbirds a fair distance away. Our binoculars got plenty of use while the many photos taken of the distant birds proved useful later when enlarged on the computer. We managed to identify 19 species on site; 11 more were pinpointed amongst the more easily seen birds once a close look at all birds was possible. Most photos provided below are not the best in quality but are shown here for identification purposes. Birders should compare these photos with those in bird guides to see if they come to the same conclusion re identifications based on each bird's field markings. I have "thrown in" a photo of what I believe might be a Murrelet based on the general look of the bird. What do you think, when comparing to Murrelet species? |