We have a new adventure buddy. She looks exactly like our gardening buddy. And, like our former adventure buddy who moved to the far side of the moon, she wears a red coat. Maybe that's an unwritten rule for being an adventure buddy.
Red coat coming and red coat going. What more can a photographer ask for?
And, do you see how those shadows conform to the contours of the path?
Today's adventure started in Omemee. The Trans-Canada trail goes along the north boundary of the village. Our goal was to bike eastward to see the fall colours from Doube's Trestle Bridge. It was one of those fine fall days when everyone is out and about. We passed bikers and runners and moms & grandmas pushing strollers along the way. We even biked past an entire group of daycare kids on their own outdoor adventure.
Aren't those shadows cool??? They looks like they've been collaged on the bridge deck.
There was still a lot of colour to be seen looking north.....
... and an equally beautiful view facing south.
Can you imagine all of the critters who live in this space? They have everything they need: food, shelter, water.
We biked a couple of km further east and then returned to Omemee. It was warm enough to sit out on a picnic table in their cute little municipal park and enjoy our lunch.
16 km today.
We would have biked longer, but decided to go and see how a Buddhist Temple just south of where we were was coming along. Work started in 2005 on the Wutai Shan Buddhist Temple . This buddha seems to be happy about progress there.
The Ganaraska Hiking Trail just happens to be on the south side of the temple's property. It was calling to be hiked on. Doesn't everyone want to hike when they see a hill like this?
Occasionally, we peeked through the trees to get a better view of the project. Look at all of that gravel!
The hills kept on coming. And, we kept on walking.
Near the top of that particular hill, we came across these prayer flags strung in the bushes. According to Wikipedia, prayer flags are used to promote peace, compassion, strength, and wisdom.
Peace.
For us, today's adventure was peaceful.
And, picking our way back to the truck, it looks like another season is coming to an end.
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