This being the long weekend, we decided to hike and went to two conservation areas near Caledon that is
The Limehouse Conservation area and
The Terracotta conservation area.
Had a nice time and walk, though it poured buckets around 2pm...just as we entered Terra Cotta conservation area (we were warned at the gate when we bought the tickets that there would no refund if it rains!)
The distance between the two is less than 20 km and for anyone wishing to go there, you could go to 2 to 4 conservation areas around Caledon which is about an hour's drive from Toronto.
I think I liked the Limehouse area more as there were old ruins of the lime kilns to photograph.
Here are a few photos from the Limehouse Conservation area. The unique feature of this area are the deep fissures in the earth...several feet deep. You could plunge down or get stuck on the way down, if you venture here without lights at night and don't know the route.
Below are photos of a narrow bridge made of limestone blocks. It's unique and beautiful... and we are not allowed to venture out on this narrow short bridge. It will last longer if people don't go on it I suppose. (But I did find on the internet the photo of a young lady posing on it)
I have to add here that we came across many people on the hike, searching for this stone bridge. We found only because I knew this bridge existed and wanted to see it (internet research before coming) it. After walking for a while and not finding this bridge, we started asking other hikers and one of them gave us the right directions.
The same stone bridge has been photographed from a greater distance below.
Below are the remains of the old buildings, now in ruins.
Below is the remains of a different building in this conservation area.
Below are photos of an intact 'round' building built of limestone with just one room!
Below are photos of the powerful roots of huge trees (maple and cedar, I think) clinging to the rocks and supporting the trees above these 20-30 feet deep crevices. There's hardly 6-12 inches of mud on the surface of the rocks for these trees to get nutrition from.
Below are photos of a railway track running through the limehouse area.
Above and below: mushrooms growing on a fallen log...The pattern caused by the white edge of the mushrooms stood out in that forest and caught my eye!
Above are mushrooms growing on a tree...they are covered with green moss on top and appear brown from below. Once again, the pattern formed by many mushrooms, make them stand out in the forest...possibly because several mushrooms growing together have a symmetry which is not shared by several plants or trees growing together.
Below are photos of two mushrooms with a beautiful and striking red hue. They were small but the red stood out in the floor covered by grey and brown decaying leaves!
The Limehouse Conservation area and
The Terracotta conservation area.
Had a nice time and walk, though it poured buckets around 2pm...just as we entered Terra Cotta conservation area (we were warned at the gate when we bought the tickets that there would no refund if it rains!)
The distance between the two is less than 20 km and for anyone wishing to go there, you could go to 2 to 4 conservation areas around Caledon which is about an hour's drive from Toronto.
I think I liked the Limehouse area more as there were old ruins of the lime kilns to photograph.
Here are a few photos from the Limehouse Conservation area. The unique feature of this area are the deep fissures in the earth...several feet deep. You could plunge down or get stuck on the way down, if you venture here without lights at night and don't know the route.
Below are photos of a narrow bridge made of limestone blocks. It's unique and beautiful... and we are not allowed to venture out on this narrow short bridge. It will last longer if people don't go on it I suppose. (But I did find on the internet the photo of a young lady posing on it)
I have to add here that we came across many people on the hike, searching for this stone bridge. We found only because I knew this bridge existed and wanted to see it (internet research before coming) it. After walking for a while and not finding this bridge, we started asking other hikers and one of them gave us the right directions.
The same stone bridge has been photographed from a greater distance below.
ABOVE:Limehouse Stone Bridge
BELOW: Rembrandt's stone bridge!
Below are the remains of the old buildings, now in ruins.
Below is the remains of a different building in this conservation area.
Below are photos of an intact 'round' building built of limestone with just one room!
Below are photos of the powerful roots of huge trees (maple and cedar, I think) clinging to the rocks and supporting the trees above these 20-30 feet deep crevices. There's hardly 6-12 inches of mud on the surface of the rocks for these trees to get nutrition from.
Below are photos of a railway track running through the limehouse area.
Above and below: mushrooms growing on a fallen log...The pattern caused by the white edge of the mushrooms stood out in that forest and caught my eye!
Below are photos of two mushrooms with a beautiful and striking red hue. They were small but the red stood out in the floor covered by grey and brown decaying leaves!
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