Day 17 - Royal Botanical Gardens

Today we hiked from Dundas to Waterdown through the Royal Botanical Gardens.  Wild flowers continue to bloom. 


As does the poison ivy


We saw a small waterfall


And hiked up and down the escarpment several times

Luckily we did not have to dodge the traffic when crossing highway 6

 

The green moss on the rocks always looks so pretty.  Can't wait for the trees to turn green.





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