Century Pics

Pictures of the first 100km have been posted. See below...

 

Bruce Trail trip II pictures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Century

Well, by the end of 2005 we've covered the first 100km of the Bruce trail. We started at the beginning near Niagara on the Lake and covered 60km during a three-night weekend. About a month later, near the beginning of October, we covered another 40 in a two-night weekend. Brrrr....

We have now reached the Devil's Punchbowl landmark near Hamilton, so the next leg of the trip will begin there.

What we've learned:

- fancy tents may be light to carry but sacrifice warmth for weight
- fancy backpacks are heavy too
- pasta boiled in soup mix makes a great meal
- we each use approximately 1.5L of water per day in mild weather
- the Bruce trail has many trees and many rocks
- some mushrooms found on the trail are edible, others definitely are not
- if you push on long enough after dark, a flat spot will appear to camp for the night
- wooden steps over fences can be exciting
- small numbered wooden bridges can be really exciting
- there is surprisingly little wildlife
- there are lots of fields to eat from: grapes, apples, pears, peaches
- sitting can be the most wonderful feeling in the world
- don't even get me started on foot rubs