Walking the forest at Rouge National Park
Toronto-Canada
June 8, 2018
It’s really amazing to think that right in the heart of living in Toronto, people can enjoy the pleasure of walking through the forest, beholding its natural beauty and breathing its fresh air.
A group of "young at heart" seniors enjoy walking through the forest's up-and-down pathways.
And we don’t have to travel far and wide to experience this exhilarating experience of communing with nature and be awed seeing the numerous trees, various species of plants and the river’s fresh water flowing surrounding the area.
A few months ago, some close friends and I had an unforgettable experience of walking through the woods at the Scarborough’s Rouge Valley Park—and we could only say “Oh, what an exciting feeling being surrounded by nature. “
Though most of us were only young at heart but not physically, we walked the most traveled path and trails along the riverbank. We passed by trees of various varieties, sizes kinds, colors and shapes. We saw some fallen trunks of big trees along the way.
The walk in itself was really not hard; there were ups and downs along the pathways, but some trails were quite slippery because of some fallen leaves dotting the ground.
It was really an amazing feeling doing these walks, breathing the fresh air, seeing the water in the river so clear that even the little stones underneath were visible. An hour later, we decided to go back to the parking area and waited for the rest of our friends who earlier had gone deep into the woods
Photo inset: The writer is shown with his granddaughter Passion (L) and wife, Lilia (R) standing on the shallow river.
Picking up flowers in the woods is prohibited but the whole exercise of walking was exhilarating. People—young and old—were seen trekking the forest with their jackets and backpacks.
Just a few minutes of walking through the forest, we found a little note posted on a tree, telling us to be careful because the place we were walking on was closest to a ravine—and a false step could mean descent. But this was the best location where we could have a breathtaking view of the park, so we stayed for a while and with our camera ready, we took some shots.
When we reached the ground area, we stayed in the car, waiting for the rest of our companions to arrive.
Now that spring weather is in our midst, this is the best time to take a breathtaking walk at the Rouge Valley forest and be awed, seeing and experiencing wonderful nature that Jehovah, our Creator has given us—and you’ll never regret it.
In going there, bear in mind one simple reminder “ always walk with a friend, keep your dog leashed, stay on marked trails, do not approach or feed the wildlife “, a note says at the Rouge parking area.
See you all there, folks!