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| Killarney Lake Loop Hike |
I’ve done this mini trip several times and have always loved it. The Killarney Lake loop is very flat and easy and is great when you have a large group to wrangle. There is a surprising variety of terrain and landscape and lots of my favorite slugs (yes I love banana slugs). In the fall it’s full of berries and the 2 hour hike easily turns to 4 hours while I pick and eat along every step. This time we met up at the ferry launch in Horseshoe Bay, all 11 of us and took a quick ferry ride to the small island.
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| Our large hiking group on the ferry to Bowen |
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| Nothing like company on the deck |
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| Slugs!!! I love slugs |
After a relaxing breakfast at the cafe, we wandered over to the path to start the walk. Whiskey was super bouncy and had a ton of fun. The trail was quite empty, meeting a couple runners and maybe 4 other groups including some horses! Whiskey was really excited about the horses.
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| Pointing out chickens |
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| Introducing the group to our first viewpoint |
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| Beautiful path to the lake |
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| marshlands are so pertty |
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| ancient forests |
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| and horses! it was hard to hold her back |
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At the lake she fetched over 15 times and swam in circles trying to find the stones everyone was skipping. The lily pads are hard for a dog to swim through and get tangled in their feet so we tried to keep her away from the worst of it. We found one leech on Whiskey that was easily removed so watch out for those!
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| swimming enthusiastically |
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| perfect spot to stop and hang out |
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| this girl has so much energy! |
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| Resting in the grass |
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| the way back |
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| I love how curious she is! |
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| yup…only spot soft enough for a vizsla’s bum |
