Foggy Foothills

This morning I rescued Rufus - who is housebound while J & P are in Hawaii and took him and Abby to the Foothills.

If you haven't hiked the Lantzville Foothills, there's some pretty scenery to view and some good steep hills to get your heart rate elevated. However, you have to know where you're going. Trails are hard to find and poorly marked - especially on a foggy day with weather on the top of the peaks.

My favourite hike is to the top of what I think is called Lone Tree Hill.

You have to take the gravel road past several spur roads and all the way around the hill to find the trail on your right. And then keep your eyes peeled for intermittent flagging in various colours to get to the top. The top is a thing of beauty. It's as flat as mesa with a beautiful meadows and a hidden, fairy-tale pond.

We had two hours of a lovely walk. On a non-foggy day the views of the Winchelsea Islands from here are wonderful. However, the dogs didn't seem to mind the lack of view for one instant. They enjoyed a refreshing swim.

And Abby thought is was great fun to get in the way of the shot I was lining up.