The weather was greatly improved from the previous day but still overcast skies and wet conditions.
We were at full strength today with 8 hikers being, Stefan, Eric, Rhonda, Fran, Lesley, David, Annette, and Steve. We soon passed an attractive farmhouse as we began our initial 2 km of road walking of a total 15.2 km hike.
Soon we were entering the fields and the mist seemed to be getting lower.
The trail crosses a small stream.
And we all seemed to be standing around waiting to see if one of us would fall in.
Back to the misty fields.
I don't know what kind of flood has to happen to fill this dry creek bed but I would have thought it would have been flowing today.
This cedar tree certainly was popular with the woodpeckers.
The horses didn't seem to mind the weather but were a little disappointed when no one would share their apple.
We were soon back into a series of crevices.
Teamwork getting over a stile,
We decided to take a side trail that entered a large crevice.
The camera suffered from vertigo at one point in the crevice.
But onward we went with a few of us disappointed that it was a dead end and we had to climb back out the way we came.
As we exited the crevice there was a weathered log that looked like it was a large braided rope. Any ideas what kind of tree?
The trail continued along the base of the escarpment and soon entered a field of tall ferns.
We finally found a bridge to have the mandatory bridge photo on.
More crevices but this time we managed to stay out of them.
Elevensies without the rain was so much more pleasant.
And off we went again.
I didn't understand why they were hustling out of the crevice until the Bug Hat appeared.
Across a marsh and then back to another 2 km of road walking and our hiking was nearing an end,
After returning to the forest, the trail passes the Polish Soldier Tree that was carved in 1942 by a soldier training near Owen Sound.
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