Saturday, September 22, 2018

Fall Colors

The fall colours are becoming more intense with every night that passes, the water colour brush strokes of yellow and red trace along the green deciduous trees. Vibrant reds can be seen in isolated locations ready to explode into the autumn foliage. Each day we see changes and if you pay attention you can certainly smell the changes. Autumn has its own personal scent that is different from any other season. Fall is upon us, although we are experiencing warmer than expected temperatures the nights are starting to cool just a bit. As we move along yellow leaves fall and almost cover the path ahead , all I think is about how much this will change in the coming weeks but we will not ha e the fortune to see the vast landscape fully transform. Our life will take us back home before this happens. Looking back over the past few weeks i realize how lucky we are ! First we were able to have a dream and actually pursue it, the next bit of lick and a huge factor is the support that we have all along the trail. Tom and Pauline were instrumental in us going as far as we did. Truly TrailAngels !I would like to think this was not a factor but we all know the difference. As we entered the long trail with the path closing in behind us or emerged pushing our tired bodies out at a crossing we were truly happy to see this them! They greeted us with smiles , encouragement and of course a cold drink! Again I say this for all of us , we cannot thank them enough!
As for the rest of the team I would say I am very proud of Anita as well , going into this she didn’t say how far she would go but would be with me for support and encouragement. To make it as far as she did was an accomplishment especially based on hurting her wrist. She went back out to the trail and hiked many more miles and these were over some of the challenging encountered. Great job!
The squirrel was another welcome addition , it was entertaining to watch him bounce through the trail, adjust his backpack, look for gear, engage with other hikers along the trail. It was truly a special time for me to be able to spend time with both Anita and Bernard unplugged from the rest of the world all to myself. These times will linger in my memories and have a special place in my heart. I know when asked about the trip I will not be able to fully articulate how much fun I had but I hope all involved understand how much it meant to me that they were all involved

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