It’s the middle of winter and I haven’t been doing a whole lot of hiking lately. I have been dreaming about it, especially the beautiful Summer hike I did out to Cape Split in Nova Scotia.
This hike is a Grant family tradition. Silas and family love this trail. It’s a relatively short hike. Looking back, I doubt I’d have said that prior to moving to New Mexico. About an hour and a half drive from Halifax, Cape Split is on the Bay of Fundy. The trail winds up through the trees, and most of the way you only quick views of the water nearby. We went shortly after a big hurricane, and there were tons of trees down everywhere along the trail. Crews were still clearing the trail in many places.
I love the smell of the woods and salt air, mixed together. I especially love the moment when the trail opens up, to a clearing, almost at the end of the world. There are tall grasses, lots of gulls in the air, huge drops and cliffsides, a visible tide line in the Bay of Fundy, lots of lichen on the rock face (thanks to all those gulls), wildflowers, and lots of great spots for a picnic.
It’s windy up there. If you go, pack a windbreaker for the top!
