On Saturday October 4, Tim Grace, Graham Sweet, Matthew Gates, Melissa Goodridge and I left to go on the second EBC Hike. The hike was at Rockwood Conservation Area in the blooming metropolis of Rockwood.  The hike was another nice break from being on campus for the past couple weeks.  There were ruins of an old mill that have been well maintained and used for events; it would be used for a wedding later on in the day. There was a lot to see, including caves, waterfalls, foliage, wonderful views from a high ledges, and green stuff on water. The caves were not huge by any means, definitely were interesting enough to see, and deep enough to do some exploring in. The best part of the entire hike was the location where we stopped to eat lunch. We were quite high up and you could see for quite a distance around us, looking out over the Eramosa River and the woods below. Another amazing feature were the potholes: rock formations that were left over by the glaciers. These were almost perfectly rounded holes gouged into the stone, which looked almost too perfect to fully believe that they were not man made. It was funny finding a picnic table at the bottom of one of the more shallow holes.

 For me the hike was also a nice place to get to know and chat with some of the people I do not normally hang around. Watching Graham enjoy himself out doors as well as just the company of the other people I was with made this entire hiking a nice and relaxing place to be for that Saturday. I look forward to any future hikes.

Wesley Hague