S2E19 ”Tobermory" THE END of the 900km 550 mile journey
We made it to the final hike on the Bruce Trail. The day started with a starry sky and a crescent moon on the shores of Georgian Bay at Stormhaven, far up the coast in Bruce Peninsula…
S2E19 ”Tobermory" THE END of the 900km 550 mile journey
We made it to the final hike on the Bruce Trail. The day started with a starry sky and a crescent moon on the shores of Georgian Bay at Stormhaven, far up the coast in Bruce Peninsula National Park, where we spent the night. I woke up early for the sunrise on this special day - an unseasonably and amazingly warm and sunny day for late October.
Coffee and the sunrise started the day, and it would be yet another sunrise to sunset day of hiking. We packed up camp after breakfast and hit the trail, making our way down to the shore for an incredible coastline hike in the glorious morning sun - with the cool blue waters of Georgian Bay by our side.
We approached the Grotto, and at this time of year, and at this time of day, it retained it's natural glory with only a few visitors - today it was just another amazing spot, of so many, out on the trail. Even though it was almost November, the water, and more importantly the air outside was warm enough for a cold but survivable swim. Once last dip into the amazing turquoise water of Georgian Bay.
The journey up the coast continued through clifftop forests long battered by the elements, and long rocky beaches and coves, in and out of the trees still glowing in their autumn foliage.
We ate lunch in such a forest and then the hike turned inland, through some swamped sections, open plains, and back into some incredible deciduous landscapes that melted the heart with their beauty.
Out past Cabot Head, we returned to the coastline for a challenging and rocky finish for our weary bones. The Bruce Trail was not going to go out easy.
This was one of the greatest hikes of the entire trail - so much variety and intense beauty around every turn.
Once we passed the Bruce Peninsula Park Visitors Centre, we were on the last mile of the trail - heading slowly but surely into town, where we rounded a few corners and ended on a path to the cairn we had worked so hard to reach.
1 year and 7 1/2 months after innocently starting the trail one day in March, we tagged the cairn at the northern terminus, just as the sun was setting on the horizon, ending our incredible journey.
The End.
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Map Distance : 22.3 km / Start : km 144.7 Stormhaven / End : km 167 Tobermory
This episode features the songs “As Sure As The Water Moves Me” and "Down In The Valley" from the album that will follow “Vitality” - release date 2023, and "Bruce Trail Song" from the album "Vitality". Songs from the series are available for download at stevewelchontario.com and for streaming on all major platforms
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