Iain Leitch Photography

This past weekend I had the chance to go to Petroglyphs Provincial Park. The park has the largest collection of First Nation petroglyphs in Ontario. Unfortunately, you are not allowed to take pictures of the actual Petroglyphs which is why there isn't any in this post. I can promise you that they are breathtaking. After I went and saw the petroglyphs I went on a hike. The trail was just a loop that went around a lake and was a nice walk but there was a lot of bugs. The first picture is of the trail itself. The next two pictures are of the lake, each photo is from opposite sides of the lake. The remaining two photos are of a red squirrel that I was able to get a nice photo of.

It's the holiday long weekend here, which meant I didn't have to work Monday and instead was able to go on an adventure. We decided to go to Campbellford for the day. Campbellford is known for its suspension bridge and being part of the Trent Severn waterway. The first picture in this post is not actually from Campbellford but from right down my street. There is an osprey nest being built on one of the poles that are set up for them which is exciting. I pass by this pole every day on my way to work so ill be able to check the progress of the nest and soon the babies. The following two pictures are from the Trent Severn Waterway. The first of the two pictures is looking down the waterway towards Trenton and the second picture is of lock 11 of the waterway which is very high. The next picture is taken from the Ranney River Suspension bridge that crosses the river. Its also looking down towards Trenton. The last picture is of a giant toonie in the middle of a park in Campbellford

Today was the first weekend that my girlfriend was back in town so I wanted to do something rather than just sit around at home. We decided to go to Indian River Reptile Zoo but it was rather small and everything was behind glass so I couldn't get any pictures, plus I feel like taking pictures in zoos is cheating unless you show that the subject is in fact in a zoo. After the zoo, we decided to go to Mark S. Burnham Provincial Park which is just outside of Peterborough. It is just a day use only park and only has one trail going through it. The park itself is unique because when people were settling the area, the people who owned this land decided not to clear it. This has resulted in intact hardwood forests with very large stands of Hemlock and Maple. The park is also on top of a drumline so it has good views of the surrounding forest. The first two pictures in this post are looking over the forest floor which is just starting to wake up from its winter slumber. The next picture