Beader Girl Jewels: Spencer Gorge/Webster's Falls Visit

On Saturday last my husband and I were looking for some manifestation of spring and found ourselves near Webster's Falls with our hiking shoes. This lovely area encompasses Spencer Gorge, Webster's Falls and Tews Falls and connects to the Bruce Trail. On our trek we found that connection and plan to explore it some other day.
We started up a trail new to us--the Tews Falls trail--and this was the first lovely view that rewarded all our climbing.

There is a handy viewing platform overlooking Tews Falls with this irresistible crook-armed tree.

Well, Ron couldn't resist, anyhow.

Back along the gorge trail someone had set up a camera on a rocky outcropping.

And this is the lovely Tews Falls, a controlled torrent of water dropping off the stone cliffs spraying everything so far below. Notice there was still lots of icy snow on the sunless side of the gorge.

We hiked back down the trail, through the parking lot, and over to Webster's Falls, about a 15 minute walk. First we viewed from above. There are people on the viewing platform in the distance.

On the path down to the falls a little girl ran past us to the frantic calls of her mother but she was chasing her hot pink balloon which rolled just out of her reach all the way down the curved gravelly trail. We crossed the bridge below and I sneaked in a picture before heading for the falls.

This time I took no pictures of the falls as we've done that so many times before. Instead we went right for the lower trail. Here is the steep stairway down. Not too bad, eh?

The second half looks like this! Yikes! (It reminded me of part of the Great Wall of China that we walked at Simatai with Beth about ten years ago.) But we made it to the bottom although I had a few misgivings along the way.

I put Ron in this picture to get some colour into this winter-killed scenery.

And he took me for the same reason. See the gorgeous Webster's Falls behind? And the last winter snow piles?

I noticed a little girl standing under this small waterfall delighting in the spray. I imagine it was pretty cold, but we Canadians are really ready for spring.

Part of the trail was washed out and I tested out this weathered plank someone had put across before I moved onto it.

We discovered that the river was so full just now that the trail ended not far beyond as the water covered it fully.
Back up top I caught this pair of elderly hikers in their bright jackets at the spot just before the waters pour over the falls.

This one is taken from the bridge above. I love the steps of water approaching the falls.

I zoomed in and caught this couple right near the falls.

We finally walked back up the trail toward the parking lot but not before I caught a few more pictures of the wonderful water and the people enjoying it. Nature just fills up my sorrowing soul sometimes.