Colleen's Genius Hour

Welcome to Decew Falls Todays hike was to Decew Falls At Morningstar Mill in St. Catharines Ontario.  I was looking at the difficulty of the trail.  Here are the guidelines I was going off of: Terrain (the physical features of the trail) Steepness (how many hills there were) Base (mud, clay, rock, dirt, wood)  Accessibility (wheelchair, adults, children) Each category will be rated on a scale 1-5 and Each trail will get an overall rating. The higher the rating on a scale of 1-5 the more difficult the trail. The lower number is wanted unless training for something or for pushing limits. Each trail is based on 9 different ratings totalling a score out of 45. 45 out of 45 being 100%.   We did the Decew Falls Loop Today.  Terrain: The terrain at Decew Falls ranges from extremely difficult where you have to use a rope and repel down the side of a cliff, to a trail that is very well packed down. The trail can ...

Welcome  to Glenridge Quarry Naturalization Site Todays hike was Glenridge Quarry Naturalization Site in St. Catharines Ontario.  I was looking at the difficulty of the trail.  Here are the guidelines I was going off of: Terrain (the physical features of the trail) Steepness (how many hills there were) Base (mud, clay, rock, dirt, wood)  Accessibility (wheelchair, adults, children) Each category will be rated on a scale 1-5 and Each trail will get an overall rating. The higher the rating on a scale of 1-5 the more difficult the trail. The lower number is wanted unless training for something or for pushing limits. Each trail is based on 9 different ratings totalling a score out of 45. 45 out of 45 being 100%.       We did the children's area, and the pond portion today. Terrain: The terrain was very low on the difficulty scale as there were no obstacles across the man made trail in the mid...