Hikes

Hike to Rest and Be Thankful Hill

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The prospect of beautiful weather was the draw needed to bring 24 hikers out on April 30 from Duhamel campground to Rest and Be Thankful Hill.

Along the hike we saw animal carcasses, beaver trails, prairie crocuses, and wild onions. The leaves weren’t out on the trees yet so we could clearly see the trail all the way. It was still in good condition from last fall’s maintenance work.

The big surprise for everyone was the road carved out of the hill about half way along the hike. The new landowners are making changes to the trail and river valley, but we are happy they all encourage us to continue hiking and enjoying the Battle River hills.

Thank you to everyone who came out, to the landowners, and to trail maintenance for clearing the trail. You can find more photos on Flickr.

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Miquelon North Hike

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Seventeen people came out to hike Miquelon on a beautiful sunny day. The temperature reached 17C, which is very comfortable for the middle of spring. There was still some snow at the south end but it wasn’t too much of a bother. 

We walked up to the beaver pond to see the lodge – it’s huge. Likely there is a large family living there, which would explain why so many trees were gone. 

The migration is happening—we spotting a small flock of snow geese.  We also saw some interesting scat – it looked like a pile of food pellets. Google picture search suggested a raccoon. But a search on porcupines brought up a very similar picture. 

Thanks to everyone for coming out to the hike. You can see all the photos on Flickr.

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