The trail we hiked today was a 15km
loop, but we had decided yesterday to go only 4 km to the outlook.
The trail was gentle for 2km and then serious uphill for 2 km.
Mornings are always cold here, but today was the coldest yet.
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| Morning Frost |
The
uphill really warmed us up. Everywhere we've hiked here we carry
bear spray (pepper spray). 1 can costs $50 and does 2 bears. Joan
and I each carry a can. Today on our way uphill we met 2 tourists
from Nova Scotia going the other way. They had planned to do the
whole loop but had met a bear at the 7 km mark and turned around and
came back.
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| Another uphill done |
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| The end of the hike |
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| Joan and her bear spray |
We were near our destination so we carried on and ate
lunch at the lookout. Joan was a little nervous and ate lunch with
bear spray in one hand and a sandwich in the other. After lunch when
I was taking pictures she got nervous-er and took the safety catch
off her can. I was nervous-est until she put the safety back since
we were stumbling over tree roots all day. We did move much quicker
going downhill on the return.
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