As this winter of ours goes on and on-the snow is still on the ground and the sun continues to keep to itself-I long for warmer days, road trips to beautiful places and water!
If you know me, you know I don't like swimming or water sports of any kind-but I do appreciate time spent near oceans, lakes, streams, rivers and waterfalls-as does my family.
There is something awe-inspiring, life-giving and calming about being around water like this and so I started to look up waterfalls.
While at Hilton Falls, people I met there recommended Webster's Falls in Hamilton.
I found out that it is one of the most visited falls in the area along with Albion and Tews. However, Webster's are fairly easy access-you don't have to take a major hike to get to them but you can enjoy a nice stroll around the park if you like. While researching, I discovered there are many 'types' of falls. Webster's is a 'curtain' waterfall that is 22 m in height with a crest of 24 m and is the largest in the region. It is located at Spencer Gorge/Webster's Falls Conservation area right in Greensville.
You can view the falls from a look-out point and get a decent photograph or you can go down several steps to wander around and also see Baby Webster Falls to the right if the water is flowing on the day you go. On this day the stairs were quite slippery, so my boys and Jeff ventured down the steps while I watched from above.
The water was gushing and rushing, fast and furious.... nothing calming about this! But, it was quite something to see. I'd like to go back in the summer and note the differences!
Incidentally, as we drove around Dundas in search of a Tim Horton's we noticed an old elementary school that was all boarded up. Quite predominantly, there were two entrances-engraved in stone at the top of each were designations- Boys Entrance, Girls Entrance. It was quite amazing to see that piece of history staring us in the face. We are so far removed from that type of thinking now... history can certainly teach us a few things: to show us how crazy we were, how far we have come and that there is so much more room for progress and effective change! I wonder, as we age, what we will look back on, shake our heads and ponder- man, that was archaic-what was society thinking? I can predict a few right now....:)
