Hi Blog. As you know, we've been having a great time traveling into Toronto and having adventures in the big city with our grandson. Unfortunately, we can't do that every day. Even in retirement, there are still chores to be done and errands to be run.
On Friday, July 25, 2014, after finishing our "work," we decided to reward ourselves with a little walk in the woods. The nearest Greenbelt Walk was only a few miles away in the York Regional Forest. Here is Kathy at the trailhead for the Oak Ridges Trail.
We actually started our walk from parking lot of the Whitchurch Conservation Area. This heavily forested conservation area consists of a wide variety of trees, as well as a number of pine plantations and a man-made pond. Here we get our first glimpse of the man-made pond.
Part of the trail circumnavigates the perimeter of the conservation tract. Here we come along the back fence of a large farm and stables. The horses didn't even look up as we walked by. We figure the trail must get a lot of use, especially on the weekends.
Needless to say, we walked very briskly though this area and soon found ourselves back to the man-made pond. Dave was curious to see if there was a trail around the pond.
After a little snooping around, Dave discovered a faint track and headed off with Kathy trailing behind, with the GPS turned on just in case the trail didn't go all the way and they had to go back. Before too long, the intrepid explorers were at the far end of the lake. The trail became more evident and soon they found themselves back where they began.
Three and a half miles later, we reached our reward.
Here is Kathy getting ready to enjoy the fruits of her labor.
Raspberries this good are worth a few mosquito bites!
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