This past week I went on a field trip to the AGO in Toronto which is the first photo you see here. The next photos minus the last one were all taken during my nature walks when I was working on my wildlife portfolio. Those photos were all taken near the river in Stratford. The first nature photo is of the Red Eared Slider turtle which is an invasive species in Ontario, the next photo is a mallard duck sleeping, next is a mute swan which Stratford is famous for, next is a white breasted nuthatch. The last photo I took outside in my front yard of a gold finch above my bird bath.
My longest back country camping trip this year was into Algonquin Provincial Park. I went from September 16-19, 4 days and 3 nights. Originally my plan was to stay until the 20th but circumstances forced me to change my original route. Originally, I had planned on going from the Shall Lake Access Point(17) to Godda Lake for one night, then head down to Boot Lake for two nights, up to Booth Lake for one night, then home. However, during my first day, I realized that I had overestimated my capability to portage with a 75 pound canoe, and I had planned too long of a route. I altered my plans and instead spent two nights on Godda Lake and one night on Booth Lake. Day 1: I got to the access point at 11:10am and had everything unpacked and loaded into the canoe by 11:25am. I made my way through Farm Lake (which has super clear water) to the first portage into Kitty Lake. The portage was only 100M and was the first of the trip. It took 10 minutes to double carry. I was able to do t...
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