For ease, I told everyone I was going for a day trip to Algonquin Provincial Park. In fact, I drove through this monster of a natural reserve in the Canadian province of Ontario. But, in what was a very long day that started at 4am and ended somewhere around 10pm, Algonquin was definitely not the…Continue reading Oxtongue River – Ragged Falls: The Tiny Neighbour To Algonquin (Well Worth The Visit)
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Dorset Scenic Tower and a Personal Tale
The Dorset Scenic Tower was constructed in 1967 for public use and stands 100 feet or 30 metres off the solid rock of the Canadian Shield, overlooking the town of Dorset, Ontario and Lake of Bays. On the same spot, a functioning forest fire lookout tower stood since 1922. That tower stood 82 feet high…Continue reading Dorset Scenic Tower and a Personal Tale
Images of Eau Claire Gorge Falls
This is a very big planet. The size really is incomprehensible to the human mind. You look on a map of North America and only a few natural features stand out, like Niagara Falls, the Grand Canyon, the Florida Everglades, the Rockies. However, there’s one hell of a lot of space in between that just…Continue reading Images of Eau Claire Gorge Falls
Images of Ragged Falls – Oxtongue River Provincial Park
Update October 31, 2018 We revisited this site on October 11, 2018 (go to that article now) and the waterfalls looked drastically different. First, it was in full autumn colour. Second, the water volume was considerably heavier. In fact, Ragged Falls was a rushing mass of turbulence. There would be no wading across the base…Continue reading Images of Ragged Falls – Oxtongue River Provincial Park