That one was Jones Falls. We went through Narrows, Newboro, Chaffey, Davis and Jones Falls. We are on our way back tomorrow. It's been a nice canoe trip.
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That one was Jones Falls. We went through Narrows, Newboro, Chaffey, Davis and Jones Falls. We are on our way back tomorrow. It's been a nice canoe trip.
How has the smell of the water been? With all this heat and no rain to speak of I wonder if the water isn't getting a bit stagnant.
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I was visiting the Ottawa area and ended up at Gatineau Park. Pink Lake is a nice spot.
Ha... this was my old stompin' grounds as a kid. I used to walk and cycle up there from my home several times a year... from what I understand the old mica mine is all fenced off now but when I was a boy you could actually walk right inside and see the sparkling walls... it was very cool.
There had been a few incidents of drowning on the lake so my understanding is that they fenced a lot of it off... Some say it is an extinct volcano vent and that it is a "bottomless" lake as sonar in certain parts could never detect a bottom... I don't know how true that is but it certainly added to its "mystique".
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No problem with any smell on the water. Lots of people swimming at the basin between the upper lock at Jones and the lower ones.
Good to hear as the canal, even at the best of times, is quite stinky in Ottawa.... I can't imagine how it could be very enjoyable if you were canoeing for several hours on end with the kind of stink that exists on the canal in Ottawa.
Good to hear as the canal, even at the best of times, is quite stinky in Ottawa.... I can't imagine how it could be very enjoyable if you were canoeing for several hours on end with the kind of stink that exists on the canal in Ottawa.
A lot of lakes form the southern half of the canal - pretty good swimming as well.
It's been a bit since I've posted; really just "resetting" my photography brain since being on vacation.
Last night we went down for some fish & chips at Hutch's on the beach strip in Hamilton. Monday nights the classic cars show up; my father-in-law was very interested.
Earlier in the day we were sitting outside in the heat & humidity and I was taking pictures of my niece. My wife grabbed my 7D, flipped the knob to the green square (as always) and shot this one of me. Terrible focus and a bit overexposed but strangely compelling. Must be the beard.
Like the car shots Graeme. Sounds like a good outing.
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