What do you do on a quiet evening at Agawa Bay in Lake Superior Provincial Park? Watch the sun setting over the water… and take photos! During my one-night stay at the Agawa Bay campsite several years ago, the sky was semi-cloudy, creating a moody sunset with the sun playing hide-and-go-seek. Late paddlers were making their way across the scene to their campsites. You can see one in the left:…
Lowville Park, in Lowville, Ontario – a tiny town just north of Burlington, Ontario – is a secret gem of a park that runs along Bronte Creek. It’s nestled between…
The Hamilton, Ontario area has some great hiking trails that are free to the public and not overly used. For a nice change from the packed Halton-region conservation areas and…
Hamilton, Ontario is known for its steel factories and gritty neighbourhoods, undergoing a recent renaissance. It’s also known for its numerous waterfalls including the very popular Webster Falls and Tew Falls. A few years ago, when I originally wrote about the waterfalls in Hamilton, few Torontonians would have known that they have such beautiful, natural wonders so close by. Since then, Hamilton’s tourism efforts and those of many fellow outdoor…
Taking photos in the morning light is magic. So when our photographer friend, Mark, suggested we do a photography lesson at Mount Nemo Conservation Area on an early summer morning,…
Want to get a shot of the elusive cardinal? Or have an opportunity to feed chickadees? Check out cranes in their natural habitat rather than the zoo? A visit to …
It’s a victim of its beauty: when you’re visiting the Grotto at Tobermory, you’re bound to experience crowds. The same is true of hiking the Cyprus Lake Trail at Bruce Peninsula National Park. What do you do when you encounter hoards of people sunning themselves on the rocky shoreline at the Grotto at Georgian Bay in Bruce Peninsula National Park? You enjoy the view as best as you can. In…