Twenty-three people came out to hike the Ministik Bird Sanctuary to Horseshoe Lake. It’s a very popular hike: the path is wide and easy to walk and it winds between gentle forests, ponds, and lakes.
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Spring is especially beautiful here—with the trees still mostly leafless, the views are wide open. And the frogs never stop croaking…
Four of us went the shorter distance and spent a little time at the edge of the muskeg patch…
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where you could get up close to interesting plants like these…
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Thanks to Helen for scouting and leading the hike. You can find these photos and more on Flickr.
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