The Pre-Hike

Thurs. 14 January:  The Pre-Hike

Deep in the Marlborough Forest

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One element of a successful team hike is that the leader has completed a pre-hike ahead of time.  This avoids nasty surprises.

So it was today that I was a member of a pre-hike team of two, plotting an adventure in the Marlborough Forest northeast of Perth. 

A light snow was falling as we entered the forest off the busy Roger Stevens Drive.  And just as if we had emerged through the back of the Wardrobe, we found ourselves in Narnia.  We followed a winding path, flanked by evergreens coated with fresh snowfall. 

I’m glad to say that we emerged unscathed, armed with an ideal trip plan for next weekend.  Come join us in that other world next Sunday.

Heading into Narnia

A random Rideau Trail sign in the forest (designed to confuse?)

How many people are aware that the RTA
has adopted a stretch of road through the
Marlborough Forest?