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

Devon Hike: A Peaceful Escape

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Nine people came out to hike the Devon trails.

The starting point was the North Saskatchewan River, which continues to rush like it’s spring. The river seems a long way from freezing up, even though it is now January. (Go North Saskatchewan River!)

Walking through the steep forested ravine is an experience that always makes us feel small—the side slopes and the trees are gigantic. The ravine also gives us a feeling of peacefulness and sanctuary—as if we have dipped into a crack in the earth to escape the noise and distraction of urban life and everyday concerns.

 

The town’s trail at the north end, above the golf course, is now a Trans Canada Trail. It’s well used and frequented by squirrels and birds. This squirrel, holding a hazelnut in its mouth, stayed put while we snapped picture after picture.

There are more photos on Flickr.

Nature Up Close: Shirley Jackson Photography collection

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Shirley Jackson, a long time member, board member, hiker, and photographer, has just donated 151 photos of close-up nature photos for our archive. The Shirley Jackson Photography album is a unique collection of macro and zoomed-in photography, that includes over 100 photos of wildflowers and almost 50 photos of butterflies, other insects, birds, amphibians, and mammals.

Until recently, Shirley was a frequent participant on our hikes and she always took photos. Her contribution to the Waskahegan photography collection is immense and goes back to 2007, when we first started archiving our photos online. Her annual DVD compilations, “A Year in Hiking”, were also popular and are fun to watch at any time of year.

Since retiring from the working world, Shirley is spending more time on world travel. Nevertheless, she took time to curate a collection of her nature close-ups taken on the Waskahegan Trail, and to organize, research and label the photos. She has passed these photos on to us, and we put them on Flickr.

Thank you, Shirley, for your gift of the photo collection and for your donation of field guides for future hiking.