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K I L L A R N E Y

A trip into the wilderness of mid-northern Ontario. My first experience with long-range canoeing, portaging and wilderness camping. Beauty that inspired the Group of Seven, which in turn inspired one of the members to have the region protected and laid the foundation for the park's creation. The meeting point of the Boreal Forest and the St Lawrence watershed, the meeting of two geographic formations, formerly high mountains run down by glaciers, clear water, clear skies and the full moon. In short, beauty. Chronicled below.

For the impressions of the trip, see here: My Killarney Blog Entry


K I L L A R N E Y

The journey, the beauty  
 
  And so, the adventure begins, with a paddle in hand
  An island in the midst of it all
  Waterfalls along our first portage, an explosion of beauty
  The water burbbles along its path

  The morning at Murray Lake, with the mist rising...
  ~sing~ Guuuuulls... on the rooooock... just keeping watch
  Like a mirror, calm, smooth, peaceful

  Waterfalls along the second portage....
        ...poetry in motion
  We set eyes on Nellie lake for the first time

  The ridiculously blue waters of Nellie lake
  The ridiculously clear waters of Nellie lake
  The water, the sky, the land, merge into one on Nellie lake
  Nature's colours shine
  Evening splendour
  Reality, and a watercolour painting of reality, in the water
  Nellie lake from upon high
  A perfect day on Nellie Lake
  Rugged beauty
  Our campsite on Nellie lake
  Our wake-up view from our tent

  Water's Edge at Grace lake
  Panorama: Grace Lake (scroll if necessary)
  The land, the trees, the water
  The sky afire in colour...
        ...and again
  The moon, our present companion in etherial light and beauty
  Good Morning wilderness!

  Waterfall along portage number four
  Are we at trip's end already? The signs seem to say so
  The crew, at trip's end!


M O O N L I G H T   S E R I E S

On the night of the full moon we ascended a nearby cliff to take photos; the camera wasn't exactly up to the task of the low light conditions
However, what did come out and with some manipulation afterwords has a simple beauty of its own...
 
 
  A look over the lake
  A second look over the lake
  The trees crowning the outcrop, against the starry sky
  A third look over the lake
  The moonlight shadows
  Quartz-white rocks, aglow in the moonlight


" F R O N T   P O R C H   S E R I E S "

Photos of our campsites, looking out towards the water, our front porch, so to speak  
 
  Campsite at Murray Lake
  Campsite at Nellie Lake
  Campsite at Grace lake


C A R R Y I N G   C A N O E S

 
 
  The world: a portager's view
  How to carry a canoe: figure 1
  It's Mr Canoehead! Or is that me?


K A N N I K   C A P T U R E D

 
 
  It is, after all, now tradition for this pose at these kind of precarious places...
  Ever wonder what I look like after a week of not shaving?


K I L L A R N E Y  W I L D L I F E

Nothing big, did we run into, alas...  
 
  Wildlife: Red Squirrel
  Wildlife: Beaver Lodge
  Wildlife: Chipmunk
  Wildlife: Loon






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