Landowner Rights & Trail User Responsibilities

The Waskahegan Trail is a unique resource that exists only because of the generosity of landowners. Before you set foot on the trail:

  1. Know the landowner rights and the trail user responsibilities.
  2. Check the trail conditions

Blackfoot Recreation Area Hike

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Ten people came out to hike the trail from the WTA Connector segment into the Blackfoot Recreation Area. We had not used this segment since 2018. It’s shorter than the more popular segment which features the Wanisan Stopover. But it’s just as interesting. Here is a pond with water calla.

A pond with water calla

We continue to be astonished by the abundance of fruits this year. The squirrels will be gorging on beaked hazelnuts longer than usual. There are also plenty of saskatoons, and the chokecherries will be ripening next.

Beaked Hazelnut
Saskatoons
Chokecherries

Because of the previous days of rain, there was a lot of mud to contend with in the park. The wide trails are normally grassed over, but due to some repairs, there are long sections where there is no grass. It’s just a lot of mud that sticks to your boots. We hope the grass comes back soon.

Thanks to everyone who came out to the hike. You can find more photos on Flickr.

Where we’re going next.

Stoney Creek Hike

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Seventeen people came out to hike the full length of the Stoney Creek trail. The fine breezes made conditions perfect for walking through the McGhee Basin. We were not troubled by mosquitos in any way.

There are many instances of cactus here.

Down on the path, you have to look hard and tread carefully to avoid stepping on these.

And above us on the hills there are large patches of opuntia cactus just starting to bloom.

Here are some more unique wildflowers.

Gaillardia

We finished the hike by walking into town and carpooling the drivers back to their cars.

Thanks to Elizabeth for scouting and leading the hike, to the landowners for their continuing permissions, and to the municipality and sports groups of Camrose for keeping the trail in good condition. You can find more photos on Flickr.

Where we’re going next.