So back from the woods and some great photos to com along with me. Having the opportunity to hike 45km through Algonquin Park really gave my camera a chance to capture some great sights and sounds. Unfortunately since it's pre-hibernation time in the park, we were not able to catch any larger animals such as bears, moose or deer. However there was still a lot of activity happening throughout the park, which you can check out below.
For those looking to do some hiking of their own, the backcountry camping trail we took stretched from Rain Lake and went south to Oxtounge river.
(Many frogs still out and about in the park. Almost every site we visited had a few of these guys hopping around.)
(The colours on some of the vegetation was phenomenal. Especially during fall time, the greens really stood out nice.)
(Not really sure the type of plant this was, so anyone who knows feel free to comment.)
(Someone lives here, just not sure who.)
(Even in late summer/early fall, signs of life are still popping out of the ground.)
(Outlook for Rainbow Lake I think.)
(Moss is just awesome. I think I'm going to save this for a wallpaper background.)
(At one of the campsites, we noticed a significant amount of dead fall in the area and wondered if there were any beavers in the nearby area that would usually collect this stuff for their dams. Well, it looks a little old but at least we found some signs of life.)
(Canada's #1 food to bring while camping...BACON!)
(And the end result of that bacon is what I like to call "The Rob". A combination of bacon + Nutella. I tried a piece to say I did, but 1lb of bacon was too much for my blood.)
(Now this guy was a surprise. I was going to open my tent fly up when I saw him hanging off of it. Before placing him back in the woods and away from our tents, I tried to get a couple good snapshots.)
(Can't go backcountry camping unless you got some tools to help you out in the wild. I bought this knife for a present for my cousin Chris who lives out west, and he loved it so much I decided to get one as well.)
(Fire time!)
(Slow shutter speed + nighttime lighting = awesome light show!)
(I believe this was another outlook point for Redwing Lake.)
(Time to set up shop.)
(Chopping wood even has its findings. This guy was buried in a piece of wood we were about to toss into the fire. We set it down and gave the guy a few minutes to vacate the wood before incineration.)
(Friday morning at East End Lake. Gorgeous day!)
(Not a big web but an impressive one nonetheless as I took snapshots of the morning dew on the spider's design.)
(This was our tough guy at Lupus Lake. Everytime we got near his tree (which was right next to our tents) he would start chirping away like he was on cocaine. Even the caption on this photo should read "you want a piece of me?!")
(Water logged, but a gorgeous reflection.)
(Frogger incognito.)
(Ferns are still one my favourite plants. They are one of the oldest plants on the planet, they are a great source of air quality improvement, and every time I see a patch of them I think Jurassic Park.)
(Sunset over Lupus Lake.)
(One of the many crossings we had along the way. Sounds like fun right?)
(Spending an afternoon relaxing and photo taking at Lupus Lake.)
(And another...)
(He refused to pose for the picture.)
(Not sure why but wispy grass in the water looked really cool.)
(And more vegetation.)
(Don't know why but I thought the ripples in the water looks rather interesting when combined with the glare from the sunset. You can even see a few of the bubbles popping up from the fish in the lake.)
(Campfire time!)
(The coals were just too gorgeous to not capture.)
(Thus ends our journey at Lupus Lake.)
