November 9th, Dogtown Trail….head in the clouds.

This was the trail recommended by the couple we met up the hill on the last walk……the weather is definitely changing now…and it was a bit of a last minute decision to do this one….it had been heavy rain all morning but we decided to go for it and so glad we did.

The trailhead is up a steep winding road from Okanagan Falls …about 20 minutes from our current home spot. The drive was up into an ‘out of the way’ little valley…and a less well travelled road.

I was finding it tough going as we headed up the hill….it did not seem that steep so I was thinking it was just cos it was quite a bit colder……by this point we are in to multiple layers of clothing….(and my newly finished latest knitting project, a very cosy double layered hat..!!!).

There was also this weird bucket/barrel swing thing hanging from a tree , in the middle of nowhere…any ideas?…anyone..?

Halfway up the path, the view is down in to a valley we did not know was there. Another chocolate box scene…as now there are the snow capped peaks behind.

As we approached the top of the hill, where the promise of more views down the other side resided….the clouds were moving in fast ( at that elevation) Mr Adventure was all for pressing on “into the clouds”…!!!

So…up in to the clouds we went……cold, slippery with poor visibility……but it was quite fascinating….silent and moody for sure….!!! But of course…no view from the top.

As we started to descend….coming back out of that cloud level was another amazing unveiling by mother natures weather department…..with the wispy cloud above us and the visible sun rays down in to the valley below……and the glinting waterways and roofs of the buildings below in full sunshine……

….and as ever….the return journey down the path reveals how steep it actually is…..leaving me strangely reassured about how hard I found the journey up. I think we are getting so used to seeing these steep grades that we are losing our sense of ‘steep’…lol…..

It turned out to be quite an exciting hike all in all…….yet another different terrain…..and another fabulous visual experience……Thanks Deb and Keith for the heads up on this one…….

Next trip out will be Hawthorne mountain….(.AKA Snowy Mountain per Mr Adventure…!!!)

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