Mount Nemo: 20,000 Leagues Above Sea Level

 I hit the trails with Sim a few weekends ago. My brother actually sent me a picture of this hike he had taken and I sent it to Sim and said....ehn???? I went online through Conservation Halton and booked us a reservation. They were very specific online about arriving at a certain time, and you can only stay for 2 hrs. We showed up like 10 minutes early and I said to Sim should we wait before we start? And she just shot me this look and I'm like ok lets go!

The hike to the first lookout point was very short, and paved. We wanted to start on the North loop and continue onto the South loop, but the signage was very poor and we ended up taking the North loop from the top which ended us back at the parking lot.  It was about 3.5km and I had been starting to feel pooped. Sim wanted to see the rest of the park and we split up. She high-tailed it through the South loop, and in to see the quarry and then back to the parking lot. I sat in the car and msged my brother for a bit, while Sim was almost literally jogging the second trail. I think we both chose wisely, although I missed the most breathtaking of the two views (yellow trees below).

The hike was followed by a Sunday football hang with the Heaths. I currently have a few knitting projects on the go so I sometimes miss some (or most of) the action. But I wouldn't rather be anywhere else. I'm looking forward to next Spring and Summer, and potentially exploring some hiking trails out Northumberland way. I'm currently not a very active person. I think I settled into a sedentary lifestyle with my weight what it is. But it's certainly easier challenging myself now than it has been in previous years. And I hope to continue pushing

I'm also going back out to Stratford this week to pick up a bike rack for the Townies. I made an unsuccessful trip a few weeks back, where they literally sold it out from underneath me and I showed up and they were like, "That wasn't you here earlier??" (I can't even explain the anger, Stratford is not on the way to ANYWHERE). But back out I go, as no one else in the universe seems to be able to stock Thule racks at the moment. Maybe they do some light smuggling on the side so get preference during this insane time.

See you next year Mt Nemo.