Blue Mountain - km 47.1 to km 66.0 - 21 October, 2015

Section and Distance:  Blue Mountain - km 47.1 to km 66.0 (End)

Weather: Cloudy with a few sunny periods later.about 14C

Actual Distance hiked:  about 22 km




This is a makeup hike for Christine, Andy and Case

Hikers; Case, Helgy, Christine, Ann, Steve, Andy and our leader Richard

We chose to hike this section from north to south so parked the first car on Pretty River Road at the Pretty River Access Trail then drove to Maple Lane to start the hike.

We came prepared for rain all day, although the air remained hazy, we were pleasantly
 surprised  as it actually never rained and we saw the sun several times

We hiked along the crest of the Blue Mountain Ski Resort.

We were not detered by obstacles thrown in our path ....

Mist in the valley. We stopped here for elevensies.

Yellow Spotted Salamander

At the 12th Sideroad, km 62.9, we were forced to detour because a bridge across a deep gully in the
 next section was not useable. We hiked west along the 12th, then south on the 4th Concession and
 east on Grey Co. Rd 19 and returned to the Trail at the Third Line, km 56.7, adding about km 2.

This would seem a bit of overkill ...

This really is snow. Apparently it snowed up here yesterday.

I have trouble making things grow in two feet of topsoil, how does this happen ?

Lunch Break

We turned on to the John Haigh Side Trail.and climbed to the Highest Point on the Bruce Trail' - 540 metres above sea level

We followed the creek down the escarpment to the Pretty River Side Trail where we had left our
 Car. We picked up the other car and met in Tim Horton's at Orangeville to discuss our next
 expedition.