Weather; another wonderful sunny and warm day.
An early start, car positioning was arranged so that Karen's muscle car didn't have to negotiate the potholes of Bruces Caves Rd again!
Hikers; Case, Steve, Helgy, Christine, Karen Leader, Liz Guest hiker, Ann, Andy and Richard Leader
We were quickly underway despite Karen's need to check every apple tree for sweet fruit. A little road walking down Big Bay rd took us down off the escarpment. We were soon on an old road allowance on a less frequented part of the trail. The meadow grasses were wet and heavy with dew and we were soaked below the knees!
The going continued easy as we then followed Cole's SR and Colpoy's Range Rd for much of this portion skirting the Slough of Despond. Colpoy's Range Rd got us back up on the escarpment edge where the trail followed the edge of the escarpment along Skinner's Bluff.
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| "I'm pretty sure we should be over there." |
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| "Richard! I din't mean it. You're an excellent leader. Come back up." |
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| You go first Steve. No No Richard, after you ..... |
The views of the Georgian Bay Islands, Colpoy's Bay and the cliffs to the north were magnificent and we watched Turkey Vultures and Blue Jays from our vantage points.
Eventually we found the Bruces Caves Side Trail which we took past our car to explore the Caves. Well worth it! According to the guide these were formed by wave action of an Ice age Lake Alkonguin on the dolostone cliffs. As usual with features on the trail it is tough to get a photo that truly reflects the majesty of these huge caverns, but these pictures give you some sense of the scale.
Some made a brief detour back to the butcher in Wiarton while others just made a bee line for the smoke!
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