Sunday, October 5, 2008

Fall colours in Algonquin Park

We had a great view from the top of this 82ft viewing tower. The tower was built in 1922 as a forest fire observation post. In 1961 (that date sounds familiar) it became a scenic lookout for the town and tourists. We had a great view of the 'Lake of Bays'. Hey Lynda, we can see 310 sq. miles of forest from up here! Of all the views we saw on our trip to Algonquin Park this corner on highway 35 driving away from Dorset was my favorite. The colours were magnificent. Unbelievable colours on highway 11 leading towards Algonquin Park. The colours were seen best from the highway. When we ventured into the forest the trees were mainly evergreen. Plus Lynda was more interested in looking for bears. 'Mizzy Lake Trail' was one of our favourite walks when we came in the summer. This small pool on the trail gave us an opportunity to show-off our artistic flair with the reflection. I think it worked well!! ....and Muffin had a good time to!! Hey all you folks back in Suffolk, England. The guy who runs this trading post on the Oxtongue Lake used to work for the Greene King Brewery. It was a pity he was pumping gas not IPA! By the look of the photo I didn't need anything to drink.

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