The Next Hike

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Friday, February 14, 2014

Next Hike

The next hike will be on Saturday, 15th February.
We meet at the Ballpark in Gillies Bay at 10:00am.

Last week we were faced with icy conditions after a week of extra low temperatures at night and even during the day.  I felt it wise to stay away from steep uneven trails and try to follow a route that would make for relatively safe walking.  There was a light breeze from the north and it would be nice to stop for lunch in a spot with protection on the north side and so we headed down the road to Davie Bay intending to hike down to the coastline somewhere to the north of Davie Bay.  We parked just up the hill from Mouat Creek and started hiking on the old logging road that eventually swings back and rejoins the main road just before Eagle Creek. Part way along we did run into a section where water flowing in the ruts had frozen hard and we had to be careful not to slip, but this was fairly short and the rest of the hike was on good surfaces.  I thought it might be interesting to see if the small waterfall where Eagle Creek reaches the beach had frozen, but when we got there the creek was running freely and only in a couple of places had the water frozen into some interesting shapes.  In looking for somewhere different to sit for lunch we climbed up to a grassy bluff on the south side of the creek, an area none of us had visited before, we found a surprisingly well built cottage partly hidden by the trees and sitting just a few yards back from the cliffs.  This proved to be an ideal spot for lunch, and the front of the cottage makes a nice subject for my photo this week.
JD. 

An abandoned rustic cottage overlooking the sea at the mouth of Eagle Creek.

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