Stops Along the Way tour

Today was another lovely fall day, better than the forecast (until the rains came about suppertime anyway). Instead of a bike ride though, we went for a loop drive in the surrounding countryside.

A neighbour had  given us a copy of one of those free tourist info handouts, this one with a Fall Colour Tour outlined. We've been on many if not most of the roads, but found an area we hadn't been so headed out that way, a bit northeast from Bayfield. If you'd like to see the drive and info, click on This Link to the StopsAlongTheWay web site. 

We hit highlights like Maitland Block, Little Lakes Road, River Line, Sharpes Creek Line. Quite a bit of gravel road but well graded. The scenery mostly speaks for itself:

Lots of corn harvesting today

 

One of the stops along the way is at Ball's Bridge on Little Lakes Road. Built in 1885 this bridge was a major crossing point of the Maitland River until 1989. It was rescued from demolition and reopened for light traffic in 2007.

A nice little picnic and selfie spot with a view of the bridge

Just northeast of Auburn we stumbled across a herd of longhorn cattle. Not Texas longhorns, but unusual these days around here:

 

I'd bet the local coyotes give this herd a wide berth.

Despite their fierce appearance they were quite wary of us, and soon moseyed over a nearby hill once I got out of the car.