Steve, Nadine (new member), Di and Scotty enjoyed a great 18km hike out to Bald Hill (the escarpment) in the Brandon Hills. The weather co-operated – but the ticks and mosquitoes didn’t! It took us an hour to reach the tower – where Steve and Nadine had some pretty good views to the south from [...]
The hike on saturday turned to a snowshoe due to the weather, and Steve and I shared the trail. It was a pleasant trekk to the “bench” and back, and with a little help from my friend( a couple of times), we got out of the parking lot to head home. We agreed that although [...]
It was just a perfect day for an amble in the Brandon Hills. Di was joined by Shannon, Ginger, Agnus, Arthur, Shirley, Jackie, Irene, Michelle and Olgar (a prospective member), and Scotty was joined by Dover and Sarge. There were loads of cars in the parking lot – but we only actually met up with [...]
On November 7, an afternoon hike in the Brandon Hills was enjoyed by 12 members. The cold, windy conditions that day were deceiving but for anyone who has hiked the Brandon Hills, you soon discover that the trails are very sheltered and can make for a very enjoyable hike, even on what may be an [...]
Saturday started off crisp and cool and somewhat overcast but once we got started we warmed right up. We had anticipated a major clean up but fortunately Natural Resources had sent in a machine and they cleaned up the larger deadfall and even had a brush cutter go through to trim the side branches. Our [...]