30th Hike - September 11, 2016
This hike was one of those "fill in" pieces. When I had walked Escarpment Road, I had my grandson with me. This meant a stroller and it was impossible to do this little piece by Kennedy Road where it veered off the road and over stiles.
This little piece was not even a kilometre long, but we were treated to some beautiful views.
Being that it was September, it was starting to become noticeable that we were heading into fall and another season of hiking was coming to a close.
Very quickly we were over another stile and back onto Escarpment Sideroad and looping back to the car.
From here we drove down Escarpment Sideroad, crossed Highway 10 and continued until we were at the corner with Willoughby Road. We had already hiked the piece from here to Highway 10, so this time we went the other way in to fill in the piece to Puckering Lane where I had been with my sister Margaret. This little short piece was 1.5 kilometres each way, but it was a tad more challenging because of the inclines and declines.
On the fences that we passed, it said that this land was part of a "Watershed Stewardship Program". From the Conservation Authority's website, "
A watershed is an area of land that catches rain and snow and drains or seeps into a marsh, stream, river, lake or groundwater. Homes, farms, cottages, forests, small towns, big cities and more can make up watersheds. Some cross municipal, provincial and even international borders. Watersheds come in all shapes and sizes and can vary from millions of acres, like the land that drains into the Great lakes, to a few acres that drain into a pond."
As people who enjoy the outdoors so much, we are so very grateful to the people who work hard on preserving these areas. I read on one website that the Credit River flows through one of the fastest growing areas in Canada, and if not preserved, we could lose these areas very quickly.
Once we made it to Puckering Lane, we again saw the signs warning of the missing trail blazes. Whilst looking up information about why, I found a different blogger's site who had met up with a person who lived on Puckering Lane. The houses here are worth millions of dollars (one was valued at over $6 million). Apparently there was problems with vandalism and partying and the residents of this beautiful quiet street had been in conflict with the Bruce Trail Association for years. It is really quite sad to hear this as I like to hope that all the people who bother to hike the trail are there because they appreciate it so much. I guess that is not so. For the life of me, it is something I don't think that I will ever understand.
And so, we turned around and headed back to the car. Another day of hiking done!
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