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Start: 21 Aug 2010 10:00 am


Cornwallis River Greenway — Murray Colbo and Bernard Forsythe will lead this walk which will start behind the Foodland in Coldbrook, which is located along Highway 1 at South Bishop Road, about three kilometres west of Exit 14 on Highway 101. The trail is on the old rail bed which is now resurfaced with gates and is restricted to walking and bicycles. As the trail is flat with two rest sites with benches and tables and designed to be wheelchair accessible so all are welcome. This section runs through mixed forest with two stream crossing and parallels the Cornwallis River with its broad flood plain. An interesting fen is also present. For those in the Wolfville area who wish to carpool meet at the Wolfville Waterfront at 9:15 a.m. or meet Murray and Bernard behind the Foodland in Coldbrook at 10:00 a.m.

Start: 21 Aug 2010 2:00 pm

Put on your hiking shoes and join Geologist, Ron Buckley, on a journey through time with this very easy, slow-paced walk on the beach in front of Cape Blomidon. The red sandstone and shale that has formed Cape Blomidon was deposited between 245 and 210 Million years ago. The rock that can be seen on the cliff is the youngest sediments of the series. Discover and explore all these rocks on the beach plus igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks from as far away as New Brunswick that have freighted here by the glaciers between 100,000 and a mere 15,000 years ago. It really rocks! The walk will be on the sand and rock of the beach so wear good walking shoes; water-proof not required. Ages 10 and up. For more information contact Kari at (902) 584-2331 or
 
brownkm@gov.ns.ca

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