{"id":120,"date":"2013-03-20T21:49:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-21T04:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arcturusretreat.ca\/wordp\/?p=120"},"modified":"2013-04-29T18:41:16","modified_gmt":"2013-04-30T01:41:16","slug":"hidden-groves-march-20-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcturusretreat.ca\/wordp\/hidden-groves-march-20-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Hidden Groves – March 20, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello Spring! \u00a0To celebrate, I managed to take time for my first hike in the forest in a month. \u00a0Boy did it feel good! \u00a0Holiday, March rains, and a cold have kept me off the trails. \u00a0I made time to explore Hidden Groves on Sechelt Inlet. I’ve only hiked here a couple of times and it seemed like a good day to explore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Massive old growth tree…500+ years old<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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\n<\/a>The volunteers who have developed this park have done an enormous amount of work to create not only trails, but informational maps and signage. \u00a0No worries about getting lost here…maps can be found throughout the trail system. They’ve even marked and named the largest, oldest trees to be sure you don’t miss them.\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n
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Too bad I didn’t have a friend along so that you could see just how big this Lonely Giant is. The young trees are as skinny as a man’s arm. \u00a0Lonely Giant towers over the others and would take a group with arms outstretched to reach around it.<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
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Lonely Giant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

I covered most of the southern half of the park in about an hour. \u00a0These are easy trails with no serious climbing. \u00a0The ground can be uneven in places, but the terrain is mostly flat with only gradual elevation changes. \u00a0I look forward to my next trip where I’ll explore the north side where there the maps show some steep climbs up to an amazing view of Vancouver Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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You can’t get lost here<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
The trail builders have been busy. The official grand opening of the second wheelchair accessible trail is Sunday April 7. \u00a0It is a special celebration for dogs and people of all capabilities.<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n
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Monty’s Way<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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