Mid Spring: May 16, 1998Spryfield - Colpitts Lake - Williams Lake - Ridge south of Williams Lake - Williams Lake - Colpitts Lake - Jollimore

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Spryfield - Colpitts Lake - Williams Lake - Ridge south of Williams Lake

We walk from Spryfield to the north end of Colpitts Lake. In the woods near the lake we see a spring flower growing near some wintergreen leaves. It is the first of many. From the north end of Colpitts Lake we walk along the connecting stream to Williams Lake, and up on to the ridge on the south side of the lake. Looking southwest, we have a view from the ridge over bands of birches and conifers. On the ridge we can see the fresh green leaves and catkins of the white birch and patches of flowering rhodora. We come to a steep slope on the ridge, where we find an agreeable combination of shrubs and saplings growing among the rocky outcrops. We also see a very tangled bush which is crowned with