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| Gail under autumn's glory |
At this time of year (Oct. 8th) what better place to do a road trip than right here in Ontario, checking out the gorgeous autumn colours. With no particular destination in mind we headed north taking as many back roads as possible.
Our first stop was Silvercreek Conservation Area, NW of Georgetown, where there is a lovely stone bridge on Fallingbrook Trail. 'Falling' was the operative word when I slipped on some rocks into the brook right after taking the photo!
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| stone bridge, Silvercreek CA |
We drove on through Orangeville, Primrose, Terra Nova and Rob Roy (I love the names!) eventually stopping for lunch in Creemore, a charming village and home of the Creemore Springs Brewery. We found a table at the bright and airy Bank Cafe, which, as it turned out, had only been open for four days. Owner/chef Charlene was still working out the bugs (trouble with the espresso machine) but nevertheless served up some great soup and panninis for us.
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| friendly service at the Bank Cafe |
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| helping Stacie with the beer samples |
After lunch, beer sampling at the brewery was in order: urBock, Kellerbier and Pilsner, all were exceptional. This microbrewery deserves the excellent reputation it has earned.
After dawdling around Creemore a while longer we headed off to the Beaver Valley to see what fall colours we might find there. To be honest, we were a bit disappointed that we had missed the peak display. It seemed that a lot of the leaves in this part of Ontario had already fallen. We decided to extend our travels with a journey south to Niagara. But that's the subject for another post. To wrap up this post I leave you with a few of my fav photos from our trip that day.
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| a little local colour on the streets of Creemore |
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| Creemore's Dressup Dance sculpture |
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| Beaver Valley wetlands |
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| last sun on the Beaver Valley |
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