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

North Saunders Lake Hike

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Eight people came out on a sunny day of warm temperatures and gentle breezes.

Midway along the trail, we came to a side path that runs up the slope to the edge of a field. At the top is a monument overlooking the lake.

The plaque reads:

Rucker Waterfowl Project
Saunders Lake
Built 1962 by Ducks Unlimited
Named in honor of
H. Bliss Rucker
Outstanding Sportsman & Conservationist
of San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
President Ducks Unlimited Inc. 1957 – 1958

Mary’s phone captured this lovely group of mushrooms.

Thanks to Stella for scouting and leading the hike and to the landowners for their generous permission. Here are the photos on Flickr.

Where we’re going next.

Hastings Lake and Allen Nature Trail Hike

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Nine people came out to the Hastings Lake area and the Allen Nature Trail. It was a beautiful day through forest, pastures and around sloughs.  

We got to St. Margaret’s Church early, so we decided to hike the Allen Nature Trail before lunch.  Marja Allen met us at the lake with binoculars for bird watching.  

Marja was excited to find this new beautiful new wild flower.

It turns out this is Orange Hawkweed, a invasive non-native plant on Alberta’s prohibited noxious weeds list.

We hiked the rest of the trail keeping our eyes open for the 100 year old spruce tree and a Hawthorn tree full of berries.

We returned to the church for lunch. Marja opened the doors and shared the history of the church, the cemetery and the area.

It was a great day. Thanks to Marja for sharing her incredible knowledge of the area. Thank you to Trail Maintenance for the great work and to the landowners for their continuing generosity. You can see all the photos on Flickr.

Where we’re going next.