Matheson Lake & The Galloping Goose Trail.

 

Yesterday we went a little further afield towards Sooke to walk around Matheson Lake.

 

To begin with the trail was the usual well made track running by the side of the lake.

 A view of the lake from the trail, easy going.

Unusual tree growing here.

 

The tail swings back to the lake and we see this island, wonderful reflections in the water.

The trail starting to get a little more difficult going uphill.      








Interesting collections of logs, the colours are just amazing.

The trail getting very difficult, uphill, loose gravel and stone huge rocks, a real obstacle course.

 

Eventually the trail evens out a bit and we reach The Galloping Goose Trail

 

This an old railway right of way, now a trail from downtown Victoria about 80km long to the pacific rim, we have walked parts of it when we first arrived in Victoria but decided to give it amiss in the future because of all the cyclist, they seam to treat walkers the way they are treated by motorist. We live in France and cyclist own the roads there,

beware motorist who forget that fact. On this section we had it all to ourselves excepting a couple of other walkers and their dogs. the first part of the hike because thats what it was took us 45 minuets 10/15 for the first part and the other half hour, real heavy going over the rocks and tree roots, it was a welcome relief to reach this flat trail.  We had a pleasant 20 minuet stroll back to the Parking lot.

 

It must be getting close to Christmas a Holly bush full of berries.