WALK TO UISGE BAN FALLS

At the Start Point, Diane Clark, Pam MacGillivray and Shirley Pettigrew

Diane Clark ready to hit the trail!

Never judge the weather across Cape Breton when looking out from your own windows at home!!

The road trip to Baddeck was not very promising as we headed up Kelly's Mountain where the fog was as thick as "Pea Soup". The wiper blades labored and moaned to keep the rain off the windshield. The small group aboard were very optimistic that we would be okay once we were on the trail to Uisge Ban and we would be sheltered from the rain by the forest.

The sky was cloudy and a mist hung about the valley and hills of Baddeck.

We were on our way at the posted time along the North Branch Baddeck River Trail. Posted signs along the trail informed us that the big bridge near the falls was not safe to cross however our walk leader, Don MacKenzie, kept to his plan to get as close to the falls as possible and make an additional loop within the trails system to ensure we got our 10k/2 hours of walking completed.

In the background is Don MacKenzie and behind him is the bridge across the "North Branch Baddeck River" and the last portion of the trail that would have led us to the "White Falling Waters".

The weather held off from raining on the small band of walkers and we arrived back to the picnic area as dry as we had departed!

North River Loop Trail From here we could hear the rushing noise of the falls and the river. A fantastic adventure!

CBIH NEXT WALK EVENT:

National Walking Weekend

Monday 21 May Mira Provincial Park, 439 Brickyard Road.

In 2011 the CBIH was awarded the CVF National Presidents Award for this event, Come on out and lets do it again!

CVF President Benoît Pinsonneault who will retire from this position at the next CVF Annual General Meeting. He will then become a Past President and will continue on the CVF board as an adviser.