Bruce Trail Hike 8 - (27 km)

(200 km of 894 km)


Today we reached a 200 km milestone.




This little guy wanted to come with us.




I really liked this bridge.  I wish I had a picture on it....

If anyone is looking to buy a Side Trail, feel free to call this number.



Our first break. Some nice rocky terrain.



I was excited to do a little bit of climbing.



Trees as far as the eye could see.



This was a fun little path.  The sign in the upper left means right turn ahead.




This was a fairly challenging downhill section.  The rocks were very slippery.  Unfortunately, it was around here where my friend took her third tumble on the trail.  To me it looked like a serious one, as she appeared to hit her knee hard on a rock, but she bounced up like nothing happened and kept going.



We met a handsome German Sheppard on the trail.



Lunch time, or should I say nap time.



Found a nice perch to eat my lunch.



We found a cave.  Should we explore it, of course we should!



This cliff was the highlight of the trip.





Oh, it's Mayhem!



Came across this structure in the middle of the woods and have no idea what it is.  If anyone knows, please comment below letting me know.

Bruce Trail Hike 7 - (15 km)

(173 km of 894 km)

After a longer hike the day before, we decided to only do 15 km.  This hike had a fun little section called Mount Nemo.  The rocks were challenging and there were some little caves to explore.  Unfortunately, I saw another person take a tumble.  She had a prosthetic leg.  I thought it was inspirational and impressive to see her on the mountain.  I asked her if she was okay and she said yes.





Unfortunately, this hike has 6 km of road.  It seems as though someone bought a lot of property and wouldn't allow hikers on it, so the trail had to be rerouted.



Just in case someone watching likes horses...



Mount Nemo made the walk on the road worth it, but this place was crawling with people.  I couldn't believe how crowded it was.  While it took away from some of the solitude, I was glad to see people getting into hiking, except for the smokers.  I wish the people who smoke on the trail would have stayed home.



Are we going to go explore the caves?  Of course we are!










Summit of Mount Nemo.



Here is our route.  The 15 km took us 4 hours and 16 minutes, mostly because of sight seeing at Mount Nemo.



Below is the actual Bruce Trail map.  My GPS (a free app on iPhone 6 called Runkeeper) was fairly accurate.

Bruce Trail Hike 6 - (26 km)

(158 km of 894 km)

Hiking is getting quite popular.  First thing in the morning and the entrance to the Bruce Trail is filled with cars.



Someone had too much coffee and was feeling a little "photobomby" today. Is that even a word?



We are rebels with a cause. =p

This was a fairly long hike.  I can't even begin to describe the beauty of the fall colors and the pictures will not do it any justice.

It was a pretty uneventful hike, except for a trail runner who almost went over a cliff and a couple coyote sightings because it got dark a lot sooner than we thought.

This gentleman who fell was running towards me, slightly downhill  I stopped in order to let him know that I won't walk into his path.  He was running at a pretty fast pace.  His toe hit a rock and he went flying.  He hit the ground pretty hard and his momentum carried him over the edge.  A lady behind me screamed.  Luckily, he hit a tree which stopped him from rolling further down the cliff or he would have been in a lot more trouble.  He was able to get up on his own and keep going.











Poison Ivy and Poison Oak, they may itch you and that's no joke. ;)





Kind of funny, we are both taking a picture of each other taking a picture.



This waterfall is where we had second breakfast and also part of the reason we finished the hike after dark.  Here is a Google Maps link of the location:  https://goo.gl/maps/bKTZzMegLWA2



Saw a few snakes along the way.  This guy was definitely the biggest.



We had lunch by the train tracks.  The only issue with that is trains.  =p





We came across another waterfall, but we didn't spend much time there as it was getting late.



This was not a scheduled break!





Started at sunrise, finish at sunset.  A satisfying full day of hiking.







We finished the last kilometer in complete darkness.