Nova Scotia 2018

In October I took my second trip to Nova Scotia to visit my friend, Nancy.  It was raining as we made the two hour drive from Halifax to Antigonish where Nancy lives.  Mid October is a bit late in the year for much warm weather, I gather, and the first couple of days there were rainy.  But the fall colours were outstanding.  

On the first nice day we went for a hike up Mount Keppoch with one of Nancy's sons, and his wife.  

Mt Keppoch was a ski hill many years ago but had been out of operation for a long time until a group of people came together with the idea of creating a wilderness area.  They got funding and made it happen.  Now there numerous trails and year round outdoor activities.  The colours were outstanding as we hiked up the mountain through groves of intensely green trees interspersed with vibrant yellows, reds and orange.  

At the top there were great views overlooking the countryside.

Wanting to get the most from the sunny day, we took a short detour on the way home to Pomquet Beach, a lovely loooong beach, virtually deserted.  

More to come