Sat, Aug 6 2011 - Return to the Hilton Falls side trail (View Original Event Details)
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The group of ten got on the trail by 9:00am and were right away greeted by muddy puddles. The beginning section of the hike was pretty buggy, the mosquitos were mean to us hikers as usual. Luckily we got out of the wet area pretty soon and got up to the Niagara Escarpment. The breeze up there kept us cool and free of bugs. This section of Bruce trail is really rugged with mossy rocks everywhere, we hiked at a steady pace along the ridge with good views to our left. Lunch time was spent on a log that's long enough for all ten of us to sit on. Then there was more hiking. We reached the Hilton fall by early afternoon and the water was really low. A short break was taken there and we were back on the trail again. By now, the distance is starting to have its effect on us. Sore legs and sore knees are starting to bother us. And may I say that we have a few real tough ones among the group. We got back to the car by 3:30pm and all we could think about was cold drinks. Timmy has those things. Thanks to Sarah and Ash for driving. Thanks to Colin for sponsoring me and sweeping the group the whole time. Jun
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