On a warm day, with no humidity, 10 of us left the Iroquois Ridge Community Centre for a short 10 km hike to the end of the Caledon Section.
The hikers: Fran, Ann (our leader), Richard, Nancy, Karen, Marlene, John, Mike, Steve and Ron (our photographer)
The hike started on the 3rd Line, on the road, and soon entered a field with some rocky sections before exiting again at Dunby Road. After another .7 km road walk on Dunby Road walk, we entered open fields and pineries across the northern top of Hockley Valley.
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| One of many stiles |
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| Taking a break on one of the many benches |
We then entered the Hockley Valley Provincial Nature reserve.
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| Notawasaga River |
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| Mandatory bridge picture |
Below are the pictures taken of the Larva, which Karen collected on Crane Lake Road on 15 June, 2018 and its various transformation stages to the adult monarch butterfly.
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| Lava from Crane Lake Area - 15 June, 2018 |
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Larva attaching itself to top of container just before pupating - June 21, 2018
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| Chrysalis attached to the lid of container - June 21, 2018 |
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| Chrysalis moved from lid to new location - June 22, 2018 |
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| Chrysalis the night before transforming - note the change in colour - July 2, 2018 |
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| The emerged monarch butterfly drying - July 3, 2018 |
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Spreading its wings before flying away 4 hours later - July 3, 2018 |
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