Wed.
20 January: Lally to McParlan
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| "Kindred Spirits" |
How would you define a “perfect hike”?
During my happy childhood, my parents were always
seeking the “perfect picnic spot” and, more often than not, succeeding. Then there was that “perfect place” which
served hot buttered toast on our frequent journeys through England in those long-ago
pre-motorway days, and so on. But a
perfect hike?
Weather, scenery, company
are just three elements which must come together in the right way. If you are fortunate enough to be able to
combine these, then perhaps you are close to having the solution. But there are other intangibles too.
Nevertheless, we came
close today to this ideal state. This
morning, nine hikers snow-shoed from Lally Homestead to McParlan House and back
again, in Murphy’s Point Provincial Park.
The weather was cloudless and cool.
The scenery, as we passed through the undulating woodland, beside frozen
lakes, over a rushing stream on a sturdy footbridge, to an ancient log home, was
superb. And we were a group of kindred
spirits, enjoying each other’s company.
Put that together,
and you have the Perfect Hike. Why not
join us on our next trip?
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| Lally Homestead |
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| Carefully avoiding the ski tracks |
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| Black Creek in spate |
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| McParlan House Photo by Nancy Gaudreau |
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