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On Aug 28, my lifelong hiking buddy and I finally finished what we started 26 years ago, and failed to do because of my fallen arches, namely climb Marcy from the Garden. We hadn't been back since then, as a lifetime can be spent exploring Ontario, and family responsibilities limit us to one 7 day trip per year.
Right away, I had to crush some young hemlock needles in the palm of my hand and inhale deeply.........ahhh, I was back!
Some observations 26 years later.............Where did all these people come from???. Why has the bear problem been allowed to get so bad?? I've hung food bags for 30 years in Ontario without incident, yet the second night here (L/T at JBL), our rope was cut! Fortunately, we had met a Ranger on our way in who lent us a cannister, but we could only fit our enough food to eat comfortably for 4 days, which was the intended length of our stay. All the goodies, all the neat little extras, we hung about 100yds away,across Johns Brook, which proved to be to the bear's liking! I will be buying a cannister by the way!
Next day, torrential rain from JBL to Slant Rock, flash flood warnings.......just hikin' and grinnin'.
Slant Rock L/T is amazing.....the Ranger we spoke to considers it the best in the park, and I can see why!
Marcy was of course, well worth the wait!
Incidently, 26 years ago, on a cold, foggy day in late June, I happened to look at the ground at the intersection of a side trail near Indian Falls, and written very clearly in the mud, in large letters, was this phrase "ARC TOGOTH --"
All linguistic research I've done points to no logical connection between these words, but it would not be impossible for whoever did write it to still be around, and who knows, maybe even posting on a site like this! If so, he'll know the last 2-letter word.
Anyway, loved the trip and the area, and the people we met, and I'm coming back for a winter climb of Algonquin in January!
Right away, I had to crush some young hemlock needles in the palm of my hand and inhale deeply.........ahhh, I was back!
Some observations 26 years later.............Where did all these people come from???. Why has the bear problem been allowed to get so bad?? I've hung food bags for 30 years in Ontario without incident, yet the second night here (L/T at JBL), our rope was cut! Fortunately, we had met a Ranger on our way in who lent us a cannister, but we could only fit our enough food to eat comfortably for 4 days, which was the intended length of our stay. All the goodies, all the neat little extras, we hung about 100yds away,across Johns Brook, which proved to be to the bear's liking! I will be buying a cannister by the way!
Next day, torrential rain from JBL to Slant Rock, flash flood warnings.......just hikin' and grinnin'.
Slant Rock L/T is amazing.....the Ranger we spoke to considers it the best in the park, and I can see why!
Marcy was of course, well worth the wait!
Incidently, 26 years ago, on a cold, foggy day in late June, I happened to look at the ground at the intersection of a side trail near Indian Falls, and written very clearly in the mud, in large letters, was this phrase "ARC TOGOTH --"
All linguistic research I've done points to no logical connection between these words, but it would not be impossible for whoever did write it to still be around, and who knows, maybe even posting on a site like this! If so, he'll know the last 2-letter word.
Anyway, loved the trip and the area, and the people we met, and I'm coming back for a winter climb of Algonquin in January!
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