Sat, Oct 13 2007 - Silver Creek and Scotsdale Farm - welcoming members of the COC (View Original Event Details)
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The day started off at a chilly 11 degrees with a 30% chance of rain. But we still started off with some good positive energies as this was not cold enough to deter our Calagarian visitors Joel and Rhonda, someone even noted that a 30% chance of rain only means a 70% chance of no rain. And it was also great to welcome our new member Edwine to her first TOC event! And even as both event coordinators admittedly had ever been to nor done this hike, the day started off with everyone having a good 'glass half full' attitude. Thus none of our car pools got lost on the way to our Scottsdale Farm meeting spot ... even with one missed turn and a long wait at a rail road crossing. Our hike began on an easy yet steady pace as we went through the Scottsdale farm woods and cow pastures. While it seemed that that the full fall foliage colours were not yet at its full display, the fallen leaves on the paths and ground were quite striking and colourful. The trails started of easy enough and then later provided some moderate challenges as the terrain made consistent and sometimes dramatic scenic changes. Starting with country roads & pastures, we moved on to some slightly steep hillsides, got into a few rocky stretches, some dense hillside grasslands, some meadows, a few wet lands that required the crossing a few plank bridges & walkways and a quiet flowing creek surrounded by fresh fallen red & orange leaves. During the hike, we enjoyed hearing about the history of the other Outdoor Clubs from Rhonda and also learning about the kinds of events that the COC provides to its members. They also gave us some encouragement as wells as ideas for other kinds of events that we can run here in Toronto. All in all we completed 9 of the 14 kilometres of the entire trail with a quick lunch stop in a nice steady pace finishing the main loop trail in about 3 or so hours. Then it was back to the city to begin getting ready for the World Rock Paper Scissors Championship.
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