With the next WalkCK walking event being this Saturday at the Ridgetown
T.R.E.E.S. I was inspired to go sneak a peak of what to expect from this
trail in the summer compared to our winter hike we had here a few
months back.
T.R.E.E.S. has such a wonderful warm welcome to anyone entering the trail with the sign within the trees and flowers in a rock garden. It seemed like a whole other trail then the one we visited in the winter with all the trees in full bloom, and the fact we could actually see the trail itself.Since it was a beautiful summer day I packed a little picnic for us all. Our oldest son's job was then to find the perfect spot for our picnic. We had a lovely sit down while we enjoyed the songs of the local songbirds with the sun shining through the trees. The boys improvised a small game of hide-and-go-seek with my hubby, while I cleaned up our picnics and then away we went to continue our walk.
As the weather made it much easier to walk the trail than all the snow did on our last trek, we were able to go explore the areas we were unable to do before. I was unaware until I started to research this trail for WalkCK, that there is actually four different Eco-systems in this trail.There seemed to be many ways you could lengthen or shorten your walk depending on your time or ambition. We were there for about an hour, and loved every minute. There was so many butterflies that kept us all entertained to watch flutter all around us from flower to flower. There was a diverse amount of plants, trees, and flowers all around to attract them all as well as birds.
The T.R.E.E.S. trail is full of so many beautiful spots and interesting things to look at. You could probably spend a good couple of hours, if not more, walking around and just enjoying every view. I can't wait to go back on Saturday with our guide who will certainly fill in a lot of questions and interesting facts on the ecosystems and the development of this trail.
This is definitely a trail you will want to check out if you are in the area, or if you even just have a free day for a drive to Ridgetown. Our boys loved it as much as we did and we will all definitely be back throughout the year.
