Hike # 36 These Boots Were Made For Hiking

June 13, 2020 Hike #36 km 44.4 to km 54.9 Sydenham

In the last blog I wrote about the rocky terrain that we sometimes find ourselves hiking over which requires that you pay focused attention to where your feet are landing. I neglected to mention the important role of a good pair of hiking boots.  I prefer high boots for the ankle support (I have broken my ankle twice [not hiking!] ). I hope to take my current boots to the end of the trail in Tobermory. There is a lot of great hiking gear available to make your hikes more comfortable, but the most important thing to take along the trail is great hiking companions!

This portion of the tail took us on a short walk down the road and then into the beautiful Bayview Escarpment Provincial Nature Reserve.  There were a few other hikers along the way enjoying the day which was clear, cool and bug free!  

Many portions of the trail are dizzyingly high up on the escarpment with the turkey vultures soaring on the thermals at the same level as us.  It is humbling to consider how long ago the glaciers helped form the escarpment that the Bruce Trail follows along.

Your Rocky Spine

I was lost in the lakes
And the shapes that your body makes
That your body makes
That your body makes, that your body makes

And the mountains said I will find you here
They whispered the snow and the leaves in my ear
I traced my finger along your trails
And your body was the map, I was lost in it

Falling over your rocky spine
The glaciers made you and now you're mine
Falling over your rocky spine
The glaciers made you and now you're mine

I was moving across your frozen veneer
The sky was dark but you were clear
Could you feel my footsteps?
And would you shatter, would you shatter? Would you?

With your soft fingers between my claws
Like purity against resolve
I could tell then there we were formed from the clay
And came from the rocks for the earth to display

They told me to be careful up there
Where the wind rose up there, in this rage through your hair
They told me to be careful up there
Where the wind rages through your hair

 ~ Tony Dekker 

Great Lake Swimmers

Starting out for the day.. at a distance 

These boots were made for hiking

Along the road for a short distance

Not too curious cows

Beautiful day

Blaze showing us the way

At the edge looking out and over

View from the top - you can just see Georgian Bay in the distance

Karen - Stopping for a snack.. and a phone call lol

Snack time - Nancy

Valerie

Trail time

Fantastic Ferns

Hanging on

Window through the escarpment

Tall Maples

We have now surpassed the 600 km mark and we are now officially more than two thirds of the way finished - woo hoo!