On Saturday, Matt and I decided to get out of the city and drove to
Windsor Great Park, which is part of the Crown estate. Our little walk turned into a seven-mile odyssey. Fortunately, we were both wearing our hiking boots.
We began our walk near Virginia Waters. It was a beautiful day with clear skies and lots of sunshine.
Matt thoughtfully parked the car near the Canadian Memorial. Here is a detail from a totem pole, which reaches over 100' in height.
We quickly went off the path and started walking through the trees. It reminded me a lot of home and being at the lake.
These pine cones seemed rather perky.
Even though it's already October, the leaves haven't really started to change yet.
After walking through the forested bits of the estate, we walked over to the deer park. It's rutting season so we heard lots of interesting noises. I had no idea that deer made a lowing noise similar to cows.
The Long Walk, leading to Windsor Castle, which is not quite visible in this shot.
Detail from statue of King George III. This overlooks the Long Walk and is visible from Windsor.
Final picture, back at Virginia Waters. As you can see, the sun had nearly set. At this point, we had another mile to walk before we got back to the parking lot. When we finally arrived, our car was the last in the lot. And someone, impossible to determine gender or age in the dark, was having a good rummage through the rubbish bin. Classy!
We began our walk near Virginia Waters. It was a beautiful day with clear skies and lots of sunshine.
Matt thoughtfully parked the car near the Canadian Memorial. Here is a detail from a totem pole, which reaches over 100' in height.
We quickly went off the path and started walking through the trees. It reminded me a lot of home and being at the lake.
These pine cones seemed rather perky.
Even though it's already October, the leaves haven't really started to change yet. 
After walking through the forested bits of the estate, we walked over to the deer park. It's rutting season so we heard lots of interesting noises. I had no idea that deer made a lowing noise similar to cows.
The Long Walk, leading to Windsor Castle, which is not quite visible in this shot.
Detail from statue of King George III. This overlooks the Long Walk and is visible from Windsor.
Final picture, back at Virginia Waters. As you can see, the sun had nearly set. At this point, we had another mile to walk before we got back to the parking lot. When we finally arrived, our car was the last in the lot. And someone, impossible to determine gender or age in the dark, was having a good rummage through the rubbish bin. Classy!
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