S1.Ep9 "The Journey Starts Beneath One’s Feet 旅程从脚下开始" Hiking The Bruce Trail End To End

End to End : Hiking the Bruce Trail, A Journey Across Ontario
Season 1, Episode 9 : “The Journey Starts Beneath One’s Feet 旅程从脚下开始”
The trek across Ontario continues and this stretch begins at Speyside, one of my favorite spots. The Speyside section is a special place for me – and has “helped me out” on many occasions as I have walked, reflected, planned, recharged and even mourned when needed there over the years.
I completed the Speyside section this time around in March of 2021, while the snow still covered the frozen ground, and it was on this hike that my friend Steve and I decided it was time to hike the entire length of the 900km 550mi Bruce Trail. I thought it would take about 5 years, but after year 1 we made it half way – 450 km, and what a journey it has been. This was our first “official” section completed – 8 km of 920. A modest beginning.
We passed through Limehouse Conservation Area with it's lime kiln ruins, some great crevasses and lots of other areas to explore. A couple of road sections led to Silver Creek Conservation Area where we explored some of the side trails in a big loop including the historic Scottsdale Farm site.
I had never been to the northern sections of Silver Creek Conservation Area, and it didn’t disappoint. It is a beautiful park with Snows Creek, and classic craggy escarpment limestone with some beautiful vistas and cool side trails. It was there I accidentally came across a rare “Jefferson Salamander” while looking for fossils.
Finishing at the northern border of Silver Creek set us up the next 4 days of hiking over May 24th weekend where we covered the entire Caledon section and walked 120 km over 4 days. Those episodes are up next and things get interesting (and fun / funny).

Music from the Episode:
“Fire In The Belly” from the Retro Archives
And “Gladness Ubiquitous” from the album Steve Welch 2019
Intro : “Things Are Happening” and “Alive Healthy and Free” from the album Upland
Outro : “Algorithm” from the album Upland
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