多倫多短途車程 ~ Crawford Lake 天空之鏡 美景醉人

遠足讓人鍾愛的地方，除給您充足的運動量，與及遠離煩囂清新的空氣讓污濁的肺部換換氣之外，沿途風景優美更是重要的誘因，如果當您一路走著，還有所得著，寓充電於學習，市儈一點，這趟遠足就太物超所值了。

小編去年到訪過在多倫多西面Milton的Crawford Lake遠足徑，就好像Kinder出奇蛋般滿足以上所有願望。四條在森林間圍繞著Crawford Lake的遠足徑可以帶著輕鬆的心情悠閒步行。

Hiked another section of the Bruce Trail today: Rattlesnake Point to Crawford Lake (and back). 11km. ☀️🌳🙌 • "Nature is ever at work building and pulling down, creating and destroying, keeping everything whirling and flowing, allowing no rest but in rhythmical motion, chasing everything in endless song out of one beautiful form into another." – John Muir • • • • • #nature #brucetrail #ontario #scenery #canada #view #rattlesnakepoint #crawfordlake #hiking #hikingadventures #green #adventure #enjoythejourney

A post shared by Kevin Owen Clarke (@kevinowenclarke) on Jun 15, 2018 at 2:22pm PDT

有森林做背景的湖景極度攝人，天朗氣清時，拍攝天空之鏡簡直so easy。坐下來凝望一陣子可以為您帶來平靜的心境，英文的peaceful大概是最佳的形容詞。

I was looking at the fish 🐠🐟

A post shared by Erin Stanhope (@erinastanhope) on Aug 28, 2017 at 1:20pm PDT

Confession time: I adore the outdoors, for many reasons. I do not adore bugs. Particularly the flying variety. The buzzing in my ears causes me to flail like a fool. I never run, unless it’s from bugs. Yes, I’m ridiculous. And today I neglected to bring my bug repellant on my after work hike. Tried to enjoy being outdoors as much as I could between swats. I’ll have to keep a mini spray in my bag to avoid a repeat occurrence. … .. . #nature #keepitwild #wildernessculture #womenforwildlands #getoutside #optoutside #whatgetsyououtdoors #instanature #naturelovers #girlswhoadventure #outdoorwomen #womenwhohike #womenwhoexplore #outdoorgirls #trails #hiking #trailsofontario #discoveron #forestbathing #yourstodiscover #outdoors #brucetrail #niagraraescarpment #trees #conservationhalton #haltonparks #sheexplores #meromicticlake #sun #sky

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Day hike views

A post shared by Ellery Rosin (@elleryrosin) on May 20, 2018 at 6:39pm PDT

方才講過，Crawford Lake是一個得天獨厚的天然生態，它是一個罕有的meromictic lake，中文學名叫局部分層湖，或局部循環湖。由於湖底很深，只有上層的湖水循環，湖的下層部份幾乎處於靜止狀態，且氧份含量很低，科學家有機會發現遠古年代的動植物化石。

Confession time: I adore the outdoors, for many reasons. I do not adore bugs. Particularly the flying variety. The buzzing in my ears causes me to flail like a fool. I never run, unless it’s from bugs. Yes, I’m ridiculous. And today I neglected to bring my bug repellant on my after work hike. Tried to enjoy being outdoors as much as I could between swats. I’ll have to keep a mini spray in my bag to avoid a repeat occurrence. … .. . #nature #keepitwild #wildernessculture #womenforwildlands #getoutside #optoutside #whatgetsyououtdoors #instanature #naturelovers #girlswhoadventure #outdoorwomen #womenwhohike #womenwhoexplore #outdoorgirls #trails #hiking #trailsofontario #discoveron #forestbathing #yourstodiscover #outdoors #brucetrail #niagraraescarpment #trees #conservationhalton #haltonparks #sheexplores #meromicticlake #sun #sky

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除上地理科，還有歷史課。該湖區亦是年代久遠的原居民聚居地。加拿大印第安族的易洛魁聯盟(Iroquoian)在15世紀時已於該處建立村莊。Iroquoian意譯為「居住在長屋的人們」，在1973年至1987年間，在該地挖掘到11間長屋及日常家居用品。該保育區遂在原地仿建了三間長屋，並於長屋內展覽原住民的日常生活和歷史。

Mother's Day walk in the woods and by an Iroquoia reconstructed village. The perfect weather to be outside; no bugs yet, but it's the trillium's time out on the trails!

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挑選兩條trails走走，在湖邊拍拍照，調整思緒，再到小型博物館走一趟，最好就準備簡便午餐，在其偌大的草地來個悠悠的野餐，消磨完美的一天。

Crawford Lake Conservation Area
開放時間：早上8:30至晚上9:00 (4月13日至10月10日)
入場費：成人：$7.75 / 小童及青少年 (5-14歲)：$5.50 / 長者 (65歲或以上)：$6.75
地址：3115 Conservation Road, Milton (地圖)
網址：http://www.conservationhalton.ca/park-details?park=crawford-lake