Green Hike With a Side of Wildflowers

Tomorrow's hike may be one of the softest one of the year. The entire route is on sandy backroads.

When we pre-hiked this route yesterday, I was pleased to see that trilliums are still blooming in the forest. And, not just your everyday trilliums, you may see some that have turned green because of a bacterial infection.

It will be easy to see trilliums.

Farmers were busy tilling the huge field next to the road. It's so sandy in this part of the county that some years you get a crop here and some years you don't.

And, there is a good reason why we will be parking well off the road. We won't want to slow production of our food for next year. This guy needs the whole road.

It's that week in the spring when you see all of the greens.....

.... and a few different yellows.

This route is like a backwards "P". Around the back of the loop there are a couple of very shallow hills.

If you pay attention, you may see one of these gems: Columbine (Aquilegia). Aren't they amazing?

Bring along bug spray. We didn't need it, but one of these days we may see some black flies.

And, don't go rolling in the ditches. 😲

Fortunately, one of my pre-hiking buddies is knowlegeable about wildflowers. I had never seen grass pinks (calopogon) before. How did that happen? They are a member of the orchid family.

I'll leave you with these delicate whatever-they-ares and with more information on the hike.

Saturday, May 18 <EASY> 6.1 km

[NEW] Gleason’s Corner Rd

Dirt road, rural road and double-width forest trail

Leaving 9:30 am from the Hwy 45/401 commuter parking lot (carpooling) OR Meet and park at the trailhead – Gleason’s Corner Rd near Hwy 22. (Look for a Doug’s Small Engines sign)

W3W address: crowd.uppers.shaken    Bring a snack and drink. 

Contact Hilda at 905 372 2395 or ted.hilda.vannetten@gmail.com

Be sure to park as far off road as you can, all on the west side. Looking forward to hiking with you!