{"id":6772,"date":"2023-10-18T18:36:31","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T23:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=6772"},"modified":"2023-10-26T13:10:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T18:10:13","slug":"trans-canada-trail-1-of-17-%e2%85%9d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=6772","title":{"rendered":"Trans Canada Trail: 1 of 17 \u215d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"ed-note\">[recent executive correspondence: UC#1=&gt;The Texas Elders]<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fellow WLBOTT\u2019ers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While I have know about the Trans Canada Trail for many years, until recently I never knew how extensive it is. We frequently walk the part of the trail that goes around <span class=\"ed-note\">[UC#1 jurisdiction] <\/span>but that is a very small part of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, the trail isn\u2019t quite contiguous and nobody in their right mind would walk along sections like Hwy xx (south of <span class=\"ed-note\">[UC#1 jurisdiction]<\/span>) for fear of being mowed down by a wide-load heading out to some oil well site. But officially it is 28,000 km long, which I am pretty sure beats anything else in the world. That is literally 70% of the circumference of the earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check it out: <a href=\"https:\/\/tctrail.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/tctrail.ca\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UC#1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WLBOTT official corporate response:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UC#1, I think it will make a profitable BLOTT and increase shareholder value.<br>=====<br>Okay, our team is off to do the absolute minimum research necessary, and will focus on buffets along the route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; UC#4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">p.s. UC#1, one minor correction: <em>That is literally 70% of the circumference of the earth. <\/em>You are assuming the Earth is round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rochelle05-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6831\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rochelle05-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rochelle05-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rochelle05.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">UC#1&#8217;s Spousal Unit:<em> I don\u2019t have to be fast to get away from a bear, just faster than my husband.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to our 1<sup>st<\/sup> of 17\u215d installments of the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/tctrail.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Trans Canada Trail<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tctrail.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_15_096.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_15_096.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_15_096-300x179.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Trans Canada Trail, officially named The Great Trail between September 2016 and June 2021, is a cross-Canada system of greenways, waterways, and roadways that stretches from the Atlantic to the Pacific to the Arctic oceans. The trail extends over 24,000 km (15,000 mi); it is now the longest recreational, multi-use trail network in the world.<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trans_Canada_Trail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today we explore the <strong>Itijjagiaq Trail<\/strong>, up in Baffin Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_15_096_02.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"703\" height=\"441\" data-id=\"6779\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_15_096_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_15_096_02.jpg 703w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_15_096_02-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 703px) 100vw, 703px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_15_001.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"755\" height=\"650\" data-id=\"6780\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_15_001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_15_001.jpg 755w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_15_001-300x258.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Baffin Island: Quick Facts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Baffin Island: anagram of <strong><em>Finland is fab!<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">507,451 square kilometres (195,928 square miles)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Baffin Island is the largest island in Canada<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Fifth-largest island in the world<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Baffin_Island_Canada.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6782\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.1782032400589102;width:500px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Baffin_Island_Canada.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Baffin_Island_Canada-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Baffin_Island_Canada-768x652.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">By Connormah &#8211; From File:Alberta, Canada.svg, CC BY-SA 3.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=7000645<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Very Big Island:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baffin_Island\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"557\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_15_014.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_15_014.png 557w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_15_014-300x81.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WLBOTT WONDERS<\/strong> (or misfiring neurons): is there a connection between <strong>Very Big Island<\/strong> and <strong>The Big Chicken<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sleeper-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sleeper-3.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/sleeper-3-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Baffin Island wildlife includes polar bears, Arctic foxes, caribou, Arctic hares, seals, walruses, Arctic wolves and of course whales\u2014narwhals, orca, beluga and bowhead.<\/em> &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quarkexpeditions.com\/blog\/exploring-baffin-island-wildlife-and-mt-thor\" target=\"_blank\">Quark Expeditions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldwildlife.org\/stories\/unicorn-of-the-sea-narwhal-facts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NAtional_GEographic_Stock_WWF_Canada.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NAtional_GEographic_Stock_WWF_Canada.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NAtional_GEographic_Stock_WWF_Canada-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NAtional_GEographic_Stock_WWF_Canada-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Narwhals: Unicorn of the Sea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mt. Thor<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Mt. Thor, in Baffin Island, known as the world&#8217;s tallest, steepest cliff, attracts climbers from around the world\u2014only a handful of whom have succeeded in reaching the top.<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quarkexpeditions.com\/blog\/exploring-baffin-island-wildlife-and-mt-thor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Quark Expeditions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mt.Thor_Baffin-Island.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"6792\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mt.Thor_Baffin-Island.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mt.Thor_Baffin-Island.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mt.Thor_Baffin-Island-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mt.Thor_Baffin-Island-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quarkexpeditions.com\/blog\/exploring-baffin-island-wildlife-and-mt-thor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Quark Expeditions<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mount_Thor_Akshayuk_Pass_Baffin_Island.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" data-id=\"6791\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mount_Thor_Akshayuk_Pass_Baffin_Island.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mount_Thor_Akshayuk_Pass_Baffin_Island.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mount_Thor_Akshayuk_Pass_Baffin_Island-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Mount_Thor_Akshayuk_Pass_Baffin_Island-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br>By Paul Gierszewski &#8211; Own work<br>CC BY-SA 3.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=30927251<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"318\" height=\"407\" data-id=\"6798\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_16_016.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_16_016.png 318w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_16_016-234x300.png 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mount_Thor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"508\" height=\"231\" data-id=\"6795\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_16_015.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_16_015.png 508w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_16_015-300x136.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Trans Canada Trail: <em>Nunavut<\/em>\/ Itijjagiaq Trail<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>There is a small section of the trail on Baffin Island, Nunavut, from the capital city of Iqaluit south along the Itijjagiaq trail to Kimmirut.<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kimmirut\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Iqaluit<\/strong>: <em>Iqaluit (Inuktitut: \u1403\u1583\u14d7\u1403\u1466 [iqaluit], lit.\u2009<strong>&#8216;place of many fish&#8217;<\/strong>) is the capital of the Canadian territory of Nunavut, its largest community, and its only city.<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iqaluit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"929\" height=\"596\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_16_018.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_16_018.png 929w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_16_018-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_16_018-768x493.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 929px) 100vw, 929px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"664\" height=\"210\" data-id=\"6803\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_16_019-Copy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_16_019-Copy.png 664w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_16_019-Copy-300x95.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"171\" class=\"wp-image-6802\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/NUNunavutFrobisherBayGolfandCountryClub-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"\"><em>  <em>The Frobisher Bay Golf and Country Club is a temporary golf<\/em> course recreated every year in the middle of the bay, disappearing with the spring melt. Playing the par 52, 18-hole course can be a challenge: despite the 14 hours of sunlight, the temperatures hover around minus 20 below centegrade and the wind is a brisk 30 kilometres per hour. Every year, the Peter Gzowski Invitational tournament for literacy moves between cities in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. The course is played on ice using coloured tennis balls. All proceeds go to support local and territorial literacy activities.<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.par3-executive-golf.com\/Canada\/Nunavut\/NUNunavutFrobisherBayGolfandCountryClub.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Par 3<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Google Street View: Iqaluit Harbour \u1403\u1583\u14d7\u1403\u1466 \u1450\u14da\u1483\u1455\u1550\u1555\u1593<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Google street view for Iqaluit actually captures a dog sled team!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_15_008.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1054\" height=\"690\" 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676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Inuktitut_syllabics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"522\" height=\"142\" data-id=\"6818\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Inuktitut-syllabics-Wikipedia01.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Inuktitut-syllabics-Wikipedia01.png 522w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Inuktitut-syllabics-Wikipedia01-300x82.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Will there be a buffet?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well, there&#8217;s a pretty <a 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We frequently walk the part of the trail that goes around [UC#1 jurisdiction] but that is a very small part of it. 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