Not only were we in another postal code, but, it seemed to us like a different world, as we traveled on the # 86 Bus to Sheppard and Meadowvale.
[It should be noted here that it took Marcia an additional bus and subway ride, in order to meet me at the station]
After that, we still had to transfer to another bus to arrive at 1749 Meadowvale Road (The Pearse House).
Our destination was the entrance to the Rouge Valley Park; where we would hike the Cedar Trail.The hill you see in the distance (in the photo above) is a garbage dump.
Currently, there is a Ontario Power Generation facility, at the end of this road, extracting methane gas from the site and converting it into hydro.
The Nature Walks are all marked with directions, distance and information for any self-guided tours.There are nine such trails in the valley, and they extend from Highway 407 in the North to Lake Ontario in the South.
We joined a small group of folks with a leader, named Bob, who was a naturalist.
This is Little Rouge Creek, as it makes its way down to Lake Ontario.
Here we have some Black DucksAccording to Bob, there are very few of these ducks in Ontario, due to the increase in the number of Mallard Ducks.
This is a "Raptor Perch" for hawks and other such birds to sit on since there is very few old growth trees for these predators in this area.All of the original trees were uprooted when the City dug up the area for fill, for the dump.
There is only new growth, that has been planted by the Rouge Valley Conservation Authority.
The Ontario Trails has a blog about the fall hikes in this valley.For more information, click on this link:
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