Despite low temperatures in the past week, we decided to keep our walking plans around Toronto. The first stop was in downtown, where we went to the waterfront.
CA, Ontario: Photo essay – Toronto in December
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Exploring Ontario: Bruce Peninsula – Tobermory – Flowerpot Island – Grotto
Around Huron Lake in 8 days: Bruce Peninsula – Tobermory – Flowerpot Island – Grotto
After four hours of driving north of Toronto, getting to Tobermory was like a great relief. Tobermory is located at the top of Bruce peninsula, where Huron Lake meets Georgian Bay. Small town but full of life, this is a destination for everyone.
CA, Ontario: Wildlife around Buckhorn Lake
I knew is going to be a glorious summer when I saw the first dazzling morning sun rising over the still waters.
CA, Ontario: Ennismore – Scarecrow building contest
Hot topic this long weekend in Ennismore, people are still waiting for judges to decide the winner: the most amazing and spectacular scarecrow contest I’ve ever seen, no wonder why it is hard to decide on the winners.
Rama POW WOW – A festival of culture, life and colours
Every year, on the third weekend of August, everyone is welcomed to witness Turtle Island’s finest Powwow Singers and Dancers at the annual Rama Powwow, known as one of the largest Powwows in Ontario, Canada. Starting with a Grand Entry and a few speeches from preeminent figures of the events, this festival of culture, of colours and of life continues with various dancing and singing contests, spiced up with jokes in between.
- PowWow – Grand Opening
CA, Alberta: Jasper National Park – Sunwapta Falls, Goat Lick, Maligne and Medicine Lake, Edith Cavell Mt – Angel Glacier and Ghost Glacier
Continuing our way up north on Icefields Parkway, after leaving Banff National Park, we pursued our adventure through Jasper National Park. Do you think we run out of superlatives in BNP?.. that was not really the case.
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CA, Alberta: Banff National Park – Bow Valley Parkway, Johnson Canyon, Bow Lake, Peyto Lake
Leaving Canmore, where we had our base for few nights, for Jasper (our next stop), we found ourselves going through the heart of Banff National Park. I still didn’t know at that time BNP was going to be our secret memory factory.
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CA, Alberta: Wildlife along the Icefields Parkway
Canadian Rockies, home to a wealth of wildlife, is such a great place to observe many species! There are certainly specific rules for hiking in the “bear country”, and the safest one is to stay away from them🙂, since the bear spray might not be useful all the time!
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CA, Alberta: Athabasca River – Athabasca Falls – Athabasca Glacier – Glacier Skywalk
Name of Athabasca has originated from the Cree word where there are reeds, and most of the Athabasca names are to be found in Alberta.
The Athabasca River, with its 1,538 km, is the longest river in Alberta, and starts from an unnamed lake north of Mt Columbia, on the west side of Mt Athabasca and Athabasca Glacier, flowing to the north, and ending into the Arctic Ocean. The first 168 km, located in JNP are designated as a Canadian Heritage River, for its importance to the fur trade and the construction of railways and roads.
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