the beginning of the trail from the east – looks promising.
that used to be a bike.
starting to get overgrown.
getting a little rough.
this tree tipped over, roots and all.
getting past this fallen tree was a challenge.
what are these vents for?
highway 20 in the distance.
starting to see bits of cars.
one of two snails i came across.
a scarecrow?
snail number 2.
electrical wiring.
what's this about? there are a series of these along the trail.
what was the point of this fence, i wonder. it runs for about 50 feet.
more garbage, presumably thrown over the edge.
garbage falls.
landslide.
paved area discovered.
a recent fire. homeless people? teenagers?
walking up the hill, toward st. jacques st.
this one, and the next few are taken from st. jacques.
a used-car lot is using the entranceway.
going back down
this emerald-green bug led the way for about 20 feet before flying off.
swampy area, water streaming down the escarpment.
before i trampled them (just kidding).
a tarp (looks like something out of law and order).
somebody spent time organizing these logs into a makeshift walkway.
wooden pallets, plastic bread-delivery trays and an empty cardboard beer box lined up to serve as a walkway in a swampy area.
somebody with a sense of humour was here.
moving way too fast... you can hear the roar of the traffic from highway 20
