Toronto/Caledon Sections - Winston Churchill Road to Chinguacousy, September 28, 2023

The end of the Toronto section plus the beginning of the Caledon section - 10.3 km from roadside parking on Winston Churchill (by the Terra Cotta Conservation Area) to roadside parking at the end of Chinguacousy Road - September 28, 2023.


15 of us hiking ... here's a Where's Waldo moment: find our leader emeritus Steve K.  So ... Peter (welcome back!) Steve (failing to hide completely), Nancy, Marleen (trying to hide too), Rhonda, Rita, Ron B., Liz, Andrea, Laura (welcome back), Frank, Annette, Catherine, Sandra (sweep), and I, Doug (coordinator).


Off we go ...



Rhonda galloping in the lead, the rest lollygagging ...

 




Catherine took this picture of wild grape invading cedar.  It could be William Morris wallpaper ...


Ron and Catherine find a splendid seat ...


Lots of road walking ...


First (and only) bridge picture ...


We arrive at the Cheltenham Badlands ...


The judge's (my) decision is final.  This was the best Badlands' photo submitted. Photographer: Frank ...


With this hike both Andrea and Frank complete the Caledon section.  In both cases, their first section!! Look at their smiles!



Many thanks for additional photographs from Annette, Catherine, Frank (only one but it was a doozer), Ron, Sandra and Steve K.  This blog would have been mean without your help!

Almost the end.


A mere 10.3 kilometers could not challenge Annette.  Two days later, On September 30, she did the Steeltown Stomp with two of her sons and a daughter-in-law. 23 kilometers, 2,000 steps up and down the Hamilton Mountain staircases in 5 hours and 28 minutes!



The end.





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