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May 12, 2009
Deep Cove
Well first of all we were aiming to do Seymour Mountain Parkway. We drove up the big hill that just kept on going and we started seeing snow and then more snow and when we finally reached the top where the trailhead is and it was covered in five feet of snow. Note to self: Seymour is a late season hike. Should have brought the snow shoes!
It was not all lost though. We headed back down the hill for lower elevation. WildNed is never denied a hike. Almost right at the bottom of Seymour is a spectacular little hike to a great lookout in Deep Cove. Right on the beach almost is where you park and then you head up between a few driveways along the Baden Powell Trail. A sign at the trailhead explains that it is the start of the legendary Baden Powell Trail that continues for fifty kilometers and ends at Horseshoe Bay.
There are a lot of bridges as you transverse across the hillside, a bunch of streams up and up towards the wonderful bluff at the top that is quite a big rock, and provides a beautiful view of the harbor. After enjoying the scenery for awhile we headed up some more to another lookout at the power lines where three or four roads converge. We headed down one road that went along the coast almost to the bottom where there are a few houses that are perched in the most beautiful location. What majestic and peaceful houses they would be to live in!
We headed back out picking up garbage along the way. There was however one thing we refused to pick up. On two occasions people had bagged and left there pooches poo. Things I don’t understand about this are: a) Why would you bag your dogs shit in the woods. Just chuck it where no one will see it. Bagging it is littering with more plastic than we need on the land, and b) If you do bag it take it out with you.
Sorry for that rant. We like to keep things peaceful around WildNed and for the most part that is exactly what it was on the hike. We had a great time. An excellent save thanks to the vast repertoire of hikes that WildNed knows!
