The Next Hike

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Thursday, December 10, 2015

The Next Hike

The next hike will be on 12th December.
We meet at the Ballpark in Gillies Bay ay 10:00am.

Last week we had yet another poor weather day with more or less continuous light rain and very strong winds.  We had had some very heavy rains in the days before the hike and it was a good time to check once again on the Stromberg Falls.  These are located on a creek that flows into the sea just south of the Hydro West Station where the power cables enter the sea and cross to Vancouver Island.  This time our visit to the falls was well timed and there were two wide streams of water roaring down into the rocky pool at the base of the cliff. Some of the Trekkers were happy to find quite few edible hedgehog mushrooms so late in the season, but that is not too unusual for this species which is quite frost hardy.  

My photo this week is another one that was taken on the hike before last when we found ourselves hiking in a glorious sparkling wonderland of snow and ice.  This came as something of a surprise as all the northern and lower parts of the island had no trace of snow to be seen anywhere.  This is Gentian Lake in an area where beaver are active and most of the wetlands have been enlarged and deepened by the beaver.  Thanks Brian for taking this photo for me. 
JD.

 
A wonderful snowscape scene at the ice covered Gentian Lake not far from Bobs Lake.   

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