Caledon 2 - Chinguacousy Rd km 2.5 to Willoughby Rd km 18.3 July 28, 2016

Hikers: David, Helgy, Andy, Ed (a guest hiker), and Steve (leader)
Weather: Warm and humid but much better than last week

Given the weather forecast, we got an early start and hit the trail by 8 am.

The current dry conditions was evident by this dried up pond.

But this morning, it was very humid as we started the hike along the road allowance up to the Grange.

We approached the Devil's Pulpit with appropriate caution.

We all made it down the stairs safely but the fun continued as we hiked down the scree slope.

We finally made it down to the railroad tracks all in one piece with a short hike down to the river and the Forks of the Credit.

We continued the hike along the road through the hamlet of Brimstone and entered Forks of the Credit Provincial Park.  

We paused by the river and some of us cooled our feet in the cool waters before we began the long climb out of the valley.  As we hiked along the crest of the escarpment we stopped to observe strange plants that we believe are called "horsetails" which covered the forest floor.

We continued along the trail with occasional glimpses through the trees of the valley below.  We exited the park via a stile which I believe was one of only two for the whole hike (yeah!!)

The trail continued along the edge of the escarpment until we reached Puckering Road where we saw a patch of wild flowers along the trail.

The hazy lighting on the above picture captures the photographer's state of mind as we neared the end of the hike (or perhaps it was moisture on the lens of the camera).

Finally the car came in sight, marking the completion of another trek and all before noon when the real heat of the day arrived.  All that remained was collecting the other car and onward to the Iroquois Center.