On Canada Day which is July 1st, I was up in Ottawa with my girlfriend visiting her parents. We went down to Parliament Hill to see the fireworks that were going to happen that night. This was my first time being in Ottawa during Canada Day which was special for me. The fireworks there were the best ones I had ever seen. The first picture is of Center Block which is on the left and of West Block which is on the right of the picture. The following two pictures are of the fireworks we saw that night. The settings I used were f/11 shutter for 4 seconds and ISO 100. These were the two best pictures I was able to get.
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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