Randonnée au clair de lune

 





            Les dieux de la lune nous ont encore une fois été favorables. Le ciel était parfaitement dégagé. Comme cela faisait deux mois que nous n'avions pas fait de randonnée au clair de lune, le soleil s'est couché beaucoup plus tard. Nous avons donc pu descendre la vallée Bird au crépuscule, avec une vue imprenable sur la ceinture de Vénus, cette bande rose qui s'étend à l'opposé du soleil couchant. Magnifique.  En nous dirigeant vers l'ouest le long du sentier de randonnée, nous avons eu une vue imprenable en regardant par-dessus nos épaules.  La pleine lune se levait à travers la silhouette des branches de la forêt.

            The moon gods were again kind to us.  We had an absolutely clear sky. Since it was two months since our last full moon walk, the sun set much later.  Thus we were setting out down Bird Valley in the dusk with a great view of the Belt of Venus, rosy-hued band opposite the setting sun.  Beautiful.  Making our way westwards along the hiking trail we had an amazing sight looking back over our shoulders.  The full moon was rising through a silhouette of forest branches.






            Le Falaisasor était recouvert d'une fine couche de neige.  Il semblait parfaitement à l'aise dans les bois.  La longue ascension qui a suivi n'a pas été trop difficile.  Le sentier avait été bien tassé par les randonneurs de la journée.  Nous avons eu besoin de lampes frontales, car la lune n'était pas encore très haute dans le ciel.  En arrivant à la Bande Verte, nous les avons rangées. Le retour a été intéressant, car nous pouvions entendre le moindre petit bruit d'un long train de marchandises qui reprenait sa route.  Et à notre grande surprise, nous avons pu distinguer de nombreuses étoiles dans le ciel.  Une superbe randonnée.

            The Falaisasor had a light dusting of snow.  It gave the appearance of being completely at ease in the woods.  The long climb afterwards was not too difficult.  The path was well packed down by daytime hikers.  We did need headlamps as the moon was still not that high in the sky.  Coming out to the Bande Verte we stashed them. The walk back was interesting in that we could make out every small sound as a long freight train re-started on its way.  And much to our surprise we could make out quite a few stars in the sky.  Great hike.  



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