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4 November: In Search of Perfection
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| Big Rideau Lake from Murphys Point Park |
In
a bygone age, I would sit in the back of the car with my siblings as my dad drove
down yet another bumpy side road on the search for the perfect picnic
site. We would call these trips “walks
in the car”.
Today
we hiked a unique eleven kilometre loop around Murphys Point Provincial Park. This route was inspired by the vision of the
perfect hike. And perhaps we came close
to succeeding. Woodland avenues with a
carpet of leaves, lakeside viewpoints, beaches and even a small island, and (on
a more practical note) convenient rest stops and picnic tables!
The sun shone through the bare trees and
turned the waters silver. The seventeen
hikers were kindred spirits in this magical landscape.
There may be more spectacular places on earth, but this corner of Canada came close to perfection today.
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| Eleven magical kilometres |
There may be more spectacular places on earth, but this corner of Canada came close to perfection today.
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