Day 25 – Hiking Day 22 – Saturday September 30 2017

Day 25 – Hiking Day 22 – Saturday September 30 2017
Dufferin Highlands Section K53.9 1st Line EHS to Dufferin Highlands Section K23.9  8th Sideroad
Distance – 30.25k
Time  - 8:15








We woke to blue skies and sunshine! Our hearts leapt to another dry day! And it was. Cool, 6C at the start and probably no more than 11C during the day, and it was glorious!

We had a lovely walk. It was varied and we went from Middle Earth, pine, and hardwood forests to farmers’ fields, to short stints on the road, to the top of the escarpment  and down to river valleys with streams rushing into the Nottawasaga River and on to Georgian Bay. Lots of up and down!! Trail surface was for the most part easy, but of course, we couldn’t have a day without the deep crevices and gnarly rock! A group of wild turkeys crossed our path, we startled the odd grouse into the whirring of its wings and flight, and passed by an interesting pond/small lake where people were fishing and boating. It was all peaceful and calm. The wild flowers are still blooming in this section and there are tons of leaves on the ground, but not really much colour. We felt pretty good at the end and have decided that our legs are definitely getting stronger!

We have had many conversations along the way, and agree that “what is said on the Bruce, stays on the Bruce;” and we also have our quiet moments, a time for reflection.

We met a number of day hikers, and 4k from the finish, Ray…with a new pal Terry! We finished strong and are looking towards a great day tomorrow.

Ray cooked us supper as we relaxed after a good day on the trail, we washed our clothes, and packed our lunch, and now, it’s all done, and it’s time to go to bed.

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