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28 January: Alternative Facts
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| View from Spy Rock |
No, Donald Trump doesn’t get ALL the Press coverage.
Today a reporter from a local newspaper joined us for an enjoyable hike
around Foley Mountain.
Finally I think I may have worked out the ideal hiking loop around Foley
Mountain conservation area. This escarpment
above Upper Rideau Lake, which was formed over five hundred million years ago as a result
of a meteorite strike at Holleford, not far southwest of here, is always a
delight to visit.
Our party of thirteen strong hikers made a seven kilometre figure-of-eight
journey around the park, up and down steep snow-covered woodland trails. We covered all the key features: the swimming beach, the interpretive centre
and Rideau Trail plaque, and - of course - Spy Rock, with its spectacular view
down to Westport.
At the swimming beach, we saw a coyote racing across the snow-covered
Upper Rideau Lake. Earlier we had seen
two young bald eagles.
But why am I telling you all this?
With any luck, you will be able to read about it in the local ‘paper. And what a nice break that will make from the
current flood of news from other sources.
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| The ideal route around Foley Mountain (excellent map courtesy of David Allcock) |
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| Some steep sections down, then up, the escarpment |
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