Vesel

Canopy lead

Mara Lindqvist

Mara reads the light the way others read a map. She sets off in the dark so the group is under the tallest trees exactly when the sun comes through, and she will wait as long as it takes.

06:40 Trailhead
07:30 First shaft
08:40 Fern hollow
21:00 The moss shelf
10:40 Back at the road

4 h

on foot

6 km

loop

2 to 8

people

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About Mara
You do not chase light. You are already standing where it is going to be.
Mara Lindqvist, Canopy lead
Mara Lindqvist's emblem, a hand drawn seal for the Canopy Line
Where she came from
Mara came to the forest as a photographer and stopped taking pictures in her second season. She had worked out that the light she was chasing arrived in the same place every clear morning, and that standing in it was better than owning it.
How she guides
She walks in front and rarely talks. She reads the floor, not the sky, and she will move the whole group two metres to the left without explaining why. The reason arrives at 07:29, and it lasts nine minutes.
A walk with her
Slow, quiet, and timed to the minute. You will stand still more than you expect and you will not mind. Bring a thermos and the boots you have already walked in. Do not bring a headlamp.

The line, stop by stop.

06:40 Trailhead
07:30 First shaft
08:40 Fern hollow
21:00 The moss shelf
10:40 Back at the road
06:40 Trailhead
07:30 First shaft
08:40 Fern hollow
21:00 The moss shelf
10:40 Back at the road
Trailhead on the Canopy Line, around 06:40
Trailhead06:40
Trailhead
Still dark. Tea from the flask, boots laced twice, and the warden's short word about the day.
First shaft on the Canopy Line, around 07:30
Viewpoint07:30
First shaft
The reason for the early start. Mara stops the group and nobody speaks until the light is on the trail.
Fern hollow on the Canopy Line, around 08:40
Rest08:40
Fern hollow
Ferns to the waist and the sound of the creek below. Twenty minutes on the moss.
The moss shelf on the Canopy Line, around 21:00
Where the line sleeps
Camp21:00
The moss shelf
Optional. Take the Canopy Line as an overnight and the tents go up on the moss, so the first shaft finds you already on the trail.
Back at the road on the Canopy Line, around 10:40
The end10:40
Back at the road
The loop closes where it opened, in full daylight now.
Trailhead on the Canopy Line, around 06:40
Trailhead06:40
Trailhead
Still dark. Tea from the flask, boots laced twice, and the warden's short word about the day.
First shaft on the Canopy Line, around 07:30
Viewpoint07:30
First shaft
The reason for the early start. Mara stops the group and nobody speaks until the light is on the trail.
Fern hollow on the Canopy Line, around 08:40
Rest08:40
Fern hollow
Ferns to the waist and the sound of the creek below. Twenty minutes on the moss.
The moss shelf on the Canopy Line, around 21:00
Where the line sleeps
Camp21:00
The moss shelf
Optional. Take the Canopy Line as an overnight and the tents go up on the moss, so the first shaft finds you already on the trail.
Back at the road on the Canopy Line, around 10:40
The end10:40
Back at the road
The loop closes where it opened, in full daylight now.

Every stop on the line.

The same marks you see on the map, in the order you will walk them.

The same marks you see on the map, in the order you will walk them.

Trailhead on the Canopy Line, around 06:40

start

06:40

Trailhead

Still dark. Tea from the flask, boots laced twice, and the warden's short word about the day.

First shaft on the Canopy Line, around 07:30

view

07:30

First shaft

The reason for the early start. Mara stops the group and nobody speaks until the light is on the trail.

Fern hollow on the Canopy Line, around 08:40

rest

08:40

Fern hollow

Ferns to the waist and the sound of the creek below. Twenty minutes on the moss.

The moss shelf on the Canopy Line, around 21:00

camp

21:00

The moss shelf

Optional. Take the Canopy Line as an overnight and the tents go up on the moss, so the first shaft finds you already on the trail.

Back at the road on the Canopy Line, around 10:40

finish

10:40

Back at the road

The loop closes where it opened, in full daylight now.

Who else is out

Who you might meet on this line.

Not a promise. Who has been seen on this line in twelve seasons, hour by hour, in the order you would meet them.

01/ 05
Roe deer
Canopy Line 06:20
Roe deer
Already on the floor when the first shaft lands. They hear the gate long before you see them.
Most walks
Woodpecker
Canopy Line 08:00
Great spotted woodpecker
You hear it first. Two dead trunks past the ridge, always the same two.
Most walks
Red squirrel
Canopy Line 09:30
Red squirrel
Follows the group along the branches for a while, then loses interest.
Most walks
Grass snake
Canopy Line 10:40
Grass snake
Harmless, and quicker than you. A dark ribbon with a yellow collar, gone into the leaf litter before anyone points.
Some walks
Brown bear
Canopy Line 11:30
Brown bear
Droppings on the ridge most weeks; the bear itself twice in twelve seasons, both times walking away from us.
Rare
Who else is out

Who you might meet on this line.

Not a promise. Who has been seen on this line in twelve seasons, hour by hour, in the order you would meet them.

01/ 05
Roe deer
Canopy Line 06:20
Roe deer
Already on the floor when the first shaft lands. They hear the gate long before you see them.
Most walks
Woodpecker
Canopy Line 08:00
Great spotted woodpecker
You hear it first. Two dead trunks past the ridge, always the same two.
Most walks
Red squirrel
Canopy Line 09:30
Red squirrel
Follows the group along the branches for a while, then loses interest.
Most walks
Grass snake
Canopy Line 10:40
Grass snake
Harmless, and quicker than you. A dark ribbon with a yellow collar, gone into the leaf litter before anyone points.
Some walks
Brown bear
Canopy Line 11:30
Brown bear
Droppings on the ridge most weeks; the bear itself twice in twelve seasons, both times walking away from us.
Rare
Who else is out

Who you might meet on this line.

Not a promise. Who has been seen on this line in twelve seasons, hour by hour, in the order you would meet them.

01/ 05
Roe deer
Canopy Line 06:20
Roe deer
Already on the floor when the first shaft lands. They hear the gate long before you see them.
Most walks
Woodpecker
Canopy Line 08:00
Great spotted woodpecker
You hear it first. Two dead trunks past the ridge, always the same two.
Most walks
Red squirrel
Canopy Line 09:30
Red squirrel
Follows the group along the branches for a while, then loses interest.
Most walks
Grass snake
Canopy Line 10:40
Grass snake
Harmless, and quicker than you. A dark ribbon with a yellow collar, gone into the leaf litter before anyone points.
Some walks
Brown bear
Canopy Line 11:30
Brown bear
Droppings on the ridge most weeks; the bear itself twice in twelve seasons, both times walking away from us.
Rare

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