Sixteen hikers met on Saturday, July 8th for a hike around Wanisan Lake, followed by an old time cookout over an open fire.
We trekked through the forested trail and open fields across the well cleared boardwalks and into the Blackfoot Recreational area. There we made a slight detour in order to avoid a swim across the slough waters.
Following the Flat Tail Trail, we soon found our way to Meadow Shelter for hydration and a welcomed rest, as temperatures climbed to 27 C that day. It was a hot one!
Our walk continued on the Meadow Trail almost to Waskahegan Trail at which point we turned around and made our back to the Waskahegan Stopover to enjoy supper and fellowship.
Let’s not forget that the mosquitoes found their way along the trails too. However, not all survived the return trip thanks to the slapping hands of agile hikers.
Thanks to our firemaster, Jerry, who brought along an 11 gallon (26 lbs) jug of water to ensure our fire was well doused. Carrying the water to our stop over was willingly handled by Oscar and his strong armed helpers!
It was a great pleasure to have WTA members and guests from Waskahegan Trail Meet Up join in on this hike and cook out! The s’mores were a big hit and everyone agreed that we should do this again!
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A short walk to North Hastings Lake to watch pelicans, ducks, and American Avocets. On the return we stopped to view a small nest with 4 tiny blue egg that the maintenance team had flagged for us. Bluebird?…Goldfinch?