Not an average start to the weekend

Collected Julie from Beechgrove Muskoka and left for Whitney with at least one of us wondering why Canadians would name a town after a left handed quick. The real reason for staying at Whitney was that we were heading to Algonquin Park for an epic canoe journey on Saturday.
After getting our Algonquin Visitor's Permit we headed on Highway 60 and after stopping with me taking a few photos and Julie walking on the Lookout Trail. Interesting gear worn by some of the hikers but a nice view for Julie and great autumn colours.

Next stop was at the Algonquin Logging Museum. Australians who may be reading this Blog may be as surprised as I was to see a Museum dedicated to the Logging Industry in the middle of an iconic Provincial Park. But the truth is without the logging industry I don't think Algonquin Provincial Park would exist.


Although the museum was closed Julie was able to walk around the 2km outdoor exhibit in about 45 minutes (took me 2 hours when I was there in the summer) and I sat and sketched. Good for both of us!!http://www.algonquinpark.on.ca/visit/locations/algonquin-logging-museum.php 

Whitney and the Dreamcatcher Motel were nice, interesting, and necessary. Nice room, interesting BBQing in the dark, and necessary because it had been a long, long day.

Early start as we headed back into Algonquin Park, looked at another ho-hum lake 

and then to Opeongo Lake to pick up our rental canoe from the Opeongo Store. We needed to be on time for the water taxi that would be ferrying us to Hailstorm Creek where we'd planned to spend the day exploring the creek, the central part of the Lake and hopefully find either a moose or a bear. No luck with either of those animals but we had a great day of paddling in a pristine, peaceful place.

Stopped for Julie to look through the Algonquin Visitors Centre http://www.algonquinpark.on.ca/visit/locations/algonquin_visitor_centre.php
before heading back through Huntsville where guess what the CuRVy's pilot spotted

They are real after all!!!!!