がけに

がけに is used to describe something that happens or is noticed concurrently as you go toward a destination. It frames the following event or condition as taking place during the act of going to a place. It often adds a sense of circumstance or background for the main clause, and can carry a gentle or literary nuance. It is commonly found in written narration or more formal speech. Note that the pattern is attached to the destination-related action or noun and is not used with habitual or generic statements.