Hiking with Friends

Iroquoia Section - Crawford Lake (104.5) to end of section at Appleby Line and Hwy 401 (120.6), October 24, 2024 This hike was nominally 16.1 kms on the Main Trail but by the time we had added in the south portion of the Crawford Lake Side Trail from the parking lot to the main trail, and the walk north from the Hwy 401 underpass on Appleby Line to the Hilton Falls Parking Lot, the kilometerage had increased to about 19 kms! Fortunately, it was a magnificent fall day, full of sunshine and quiet breezes, we were all feeling great, and we finished the whole thing by two o'clock, having started walking at 9:00am.  And there was ice-cream on the way. There were ten of us hiking, Rhonda, Marleen, Josie (photographer), Frances, Nancy, Andrea, Steve K. (photographer), Giorgia, Sandra (sweep), and Doug (H.C. and photographer).  (Question: how does Ken manage to get everyone in focus in these start-photos?) Off we go: Our first clothing adjustment ... Overlooking the Nassagaweya Canyon...

  Niagara Section - Kinsmen Park (69.8 km) to Grimsby (83.3 km) - October 17, 2024. The Hiking With Friends group is back from slaying the Sydenham Section and ready to stay closer to home in the next few months so it's off to the Niagara Section this week to walk 14 km from Kinsmen Park in Lincoln... all...the...way... to the Lions Community Pool in beautiful Grimsby...this hike covers the very last of the western end of this section...so I suspect we get a pretend "flag icon" wave at the end...or not.  Who was lucky enough to be able to assemble at Kinsmen Park on a crisp, clear October morning with the rising sun highlighting the vibrant foliage surrounding us?..myself, Andrew, Steve R, Doug (blinded by that same sun), Grace, Marleen, Rita, Annette (H.C), Lesley, Frances, and Sandra (sweep)...let's get walking...   Apparently, a new feature of our hikes (at least today) is to start with descending a few flights of stairs, going to the end of a short stretch of trai...