Walking in Circles : Marathon to Lunam Lake ... and back
This morning was chilly - only 8°C! We were certainly glad to have our warmer sleeping bags, as the first nip of fall was in the air. The cooler temperatures also meant that everything was soaked with morning dew. Although it started out as an overcast day, thankfully, as the morning progressed it warmed up a little. After a breakfast of bread and jam, coffee and tea, we made our way around the shallow, smooth, Penn Lake. The Common Mergansers, Mallards, and Canada Geese we saw yesterday were still hanging out in the water. However, this morning we also spotted two Lesser Yellowlegs, a small group of Least Sandpipers, and a Pectoral Sandpiper foraging along the sandy beach. As Sean was photographing the Least Sandpipers they were making their way along the shore towards him, and they didn't stop until they'd nearly run over his feet! Today we hiked 20 km of the Voyageur Trail segment of the Great Trail between Marathon and Pic River.