Trooper and Inukshuks
Hello everyone.
The rain let up enough this evening for a dozen or so intrepid hikers to
find their way to Table Top on Simpson Hill, and then commune together
as friends of Mother Earth at Karen's Cache. (last pic) It was foggy as
the pictures will attest, and everything but our spirits were damp by
the time we got down. A shower at the end of our hike was hardly even
noticed.
Only six of us started off together at 8 pm, but we met a couple from
Maine on the trail, and another family who arrived late beat us to the
top via a more direct route.
Our detour through the Hidden Valley was, as always, a "fantastic"
experience. Fog may obscure the alpine vistas, but in their place the
lichens like reindeer moss and the Lycopodiums like club moss and ground
pines are, in the dampness, even more special and attractive.
John Gardner from the Courier may report on our outing and doubtless
provide better photographs, but suffice to say everyone, even the young
ones who so astutely avoided our cameras, had a good time.
We are all looking forward to experiencing quite a different world, in
morning sunshine, on Simpson Hill this Saturday at 10 am to begin Arbor
Day celebrations on the St Andrews Peninsula.
It is gratifying to meet, on almost every hike, kindred spirits who
exclaim how wonderful this community treasure is, and how carefully it
was hidden from them for so many years. There is obviously growing
interest now not only in using this mountain throughout the year, but
caring for it and its environment. Join us if you can.
See www.Simpsonhill.ca
Tim Foulkes
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