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4 October: The Biggest Challenge: Slide Lake Loop
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Low sun climbs through the early morning mist: Westport |
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I’m not being lazy – believe me.
But after completing this all-day circuit of over twenty five kilometres
through the most rugged sections of Frontenac Provincial Park, I just don’t have
the energy for a witty narrative for the latest chapter of our Frontenac Challenge. So
instead, I’ll let the pictures do the talking.
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Our energetic group at the start of this 25+ kilometre hike |
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Setting out on the first leg of the Slide Lake loop |
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Few signs of Fall colors yet |
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We found our secret code early in this hike |
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Admiring the view from Mink Lake Lookout |
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Mink Lake Lookout |
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Some steep drops |
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And hidden, watery valleys |
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Another grand viewpoint - above Slide Lake |
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A granite world |
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No danger of getting lost! |
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We followed the Rideau Trail along the southern portion of this long loop |
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A reluctance to cross the bridge? No! we're just idling away five minutes, while our leader
has gone back a short way to recover her hiking poles |
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The magnificent Flagpole Hill |
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Colorful mushroom |
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Busy log |
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Shadows were lengthening |
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A few splashes of color |
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Some impressive board-walks, near Cedar Lake |
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Visiting trumpeter swans |
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Final weary kilometre as the sun drops |
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The successful challengers |
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The sun had set by the time we returned to Perth
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1 comment:
Always a tough loop, but beautiful views make it all worthwhile!
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