Once again we headed outdoors to hike at one of the local conservation areas. It has been a while since we visited this particular trail, so we were happy that it was still open for walking. The sun was shining and we are always looking to maximize our outdoor time on the weekends as Dan still works during the week.
We took the short drive West from our house and within 10 minutes arrived at the parking lot for Beasdell Boulder. Below is a quote from the Lower Trent Conservation Area web page with a little explanation about this particular attraction.
At Bleasdell Boulder Conservation Area, you can take a journey through time with a short hike to the ‘Bleasdell Boulder’, one of the largest known glacial erratics in North America, estimated to be 2.3 billion years old. The Bleasdell Boulder, also known as the Glen Miller Rock, was studied by Reverend William Bleasdell in the 1800s who wrote of the rock in scientific journals and so brought it to the attention of geologists across Canada. The Boulder measures 13.4 metres long, 7.3 metres wide and 6.7 metres high (44’ x 24’ x22’). That’s over two stories tall!
http://www.ltc.on.ca/conservation/ca/bb/
In the parking lot there are signs reminding people to maintain physical distancing and on their website the following information was also listed: “The trails at LTC’s 10 conservation areas will remain open for passive use, providing physical and mental health benefits to members of the public, however public washroom facilities are closed.”
Knowing the precautions, we headed into the trail and made our way counter clockwise on the trail system.
We strolled down the trail at a very slow pace, enjoying the sounds of nature and taking in as much fresh air as we could. In a very short time we reached the boulder in all its glory. It is really amazing to see such a big rock in the middle of nowhere. Plus it brings back some memories of learning about this kind of feature in my university geography classes.
We posed for the usual pictures and walked around the boulder checking out all the cracks and crevasses as well as all the cool plants that are growing on the rock.
There might have been a little game of “The Floor is Lava” and we had some fun hopping around on the surrounding rocks.
Getting our fill of the outdoors we headed back along the trail, continuing in our counter clockwise pattern back to the parking lot. There were only a few other people on the trails, which made social distancing pretty easy.
I hope you enjoyed the post and if you get a chance to visit this area, this is a nice little hike to check out. Thanks for reading.