It was a great day and off four of us went to Osborne Bay park where we headed up the Blue trail on Maple Mountain. It is a trail that I have struggled going up with in the past but for some reason it was relatively easy this time around.
There were four new caches on the trail that we managed to nab as we hiked along. It is a beautiful trail with awesome ocean views along the way.
One of my favourite stops is at the three crosses. I was saddened to find that the middle cross has snapped off. Hopefully someone will be able to replace it before next summer. We stopped there for a much needed break.
We had planned to just hike to the end and then go back but seeing we had lots of time we headed down the mountain on the other side so we could enjoy being close to the water.
We reached the light stand and stopped for our lunch break and just enjoyed the peacefulness of the trail. We had only run into two other hikers so it was a good day to be out and enjoy the stillness of the forests and also the quietness along the ocean shore.
Hiking back along the Yellow trail along the water was fun and it was good to be close to the water and breathe in the ocean smells. It was cooler but still the sun was shining. There is something about being near the water that just refreshes me and uplifts me, allowing me to have the energy to deal with all that life delivers during the week.
Sadly you are not permitted to cross certain property when you return so you have to hike back up to the Blue trail and then back down. By this time we had hiked for over four hours and I had had quite enough but did manage to tag along behind and get back to the car. It was a five hour hike and around 9kms with three of the four of the five caches found so not a bad day at all.
I have to laugh as I always start out on the trails as the leader and always return as the last....next time I might just cheat and take the short cut!
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