After leaving our beautiful pebble beach, we drove the short distance to Point Petre Wildlife Conservation Area.
There weren’t really any signs to point us to the beach. We left the car at the end of a muddy dirt road and walked to where the we thought the beach may be.
It was there, and unlike the pebble beach of long point, this beach consisted of crushed shells.
Many crushed shells!
Point Petre is on crown land on the south shore of the county and was recently designated as a conservation area to be protected. The area has a lot of species at risk and is a significant bird migration location.
We hung a left at the beach and hiked as far as we could go. We didn’t see very many birds, but the geology of the beach was interesting.
Just look at this rock a little closer.
And this one…
Of course there were many beach finds scattered around.
A whole stash of what looked like small horseshoes. Where did they come from?
We do know where this fish came from,
but a toilet seat? It doesn’t look like much is being done on Point Petre Wildlife Conservation Area yet, or perhaps conservation work is on the other side of the point.
There were several Inukshuks on different parts of the beach
We always find them, but never spot anyone in the midst of construction.
We hiked along the beach and enjoyed the solitude and the rugged terrain.
Not a person in sight,
But it was time to go back to our Harvest Hosts farm, have dinner, and settle down for the night.
We may have some more beach time tomorrow!
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That’s some incredible geology. My dad used to work for the Fish and Wildlife Service and was involved with the recovery of endangered species like the black-footed ferret and the Aleutian Canada Goose. It was not uncommon for us to be out in an isolated spot such as this. I can’t say I’ve seen many toilet seats, though. That reminds me of one of my pet peeves. When did it become fashionable to leave random junk on the side of the road—so tacky and irresponsible.
It must have been so cool as a kid to be part of this, and don’t even get me started on garbage dumping! The rocks along that shore were amazing.
Such an interesting spot to explore. I am curious about all those shells. Plus I am a big fan of cool rocks.
Love the Inukshucks. I didn’t know there was a name for them. Fascinating beach.
I love them too (even though they are out of place so south and have no functional meaning or use here). In inuit they sort of mean “instead of a man”, as they were erected to point the way or mark sacred places. In southern Ontario they only mark our recreational sacred places 🙂
Interesting beach (except for the toilet seat), but no walking barefoot on those shells. Hope all is well. Allan
Good point! It’s not a swimming beach either. Too rocky and the currents are strong. Still, it was a nice walk. Take care!
It’s a pity that there is so much debris tossed into our Great Lakes. Here on Lake Ontario we get all kinds of things washing up. And those little zebra muscle shells are a different kind of ecological curse that came across on ships and are multiplying here. On the bright side you had a nice peaceful walk with nobody around. Looks like a lovely place to enjoy some quiet time.
It really is a pity! But yes, we did havde a lovely walk and throughly enjoyed this hidden gem.
Very cool rocks. It makes you wonder what was compressed to make such interesting patterns.
Yeah, I’m not sure what the process was to make them look like this. I tried to find some info about it, but so far found nothing!
That’s quite a variety of stuff you saw on the beach!
Right? Some of which we could have done without!
You got some great photos, too.
Thank you!
Amazing nature. That inukshuk looks beautiful but precarious.. hard to see how it can stand.
I haven’t tried to erect one. I think that above all you will need patience and perseverance to complete the task!
A wonderful walk in a beautiful space filled with discovery. Perfect.
Thanks for coming along!
Always fun to explore a beach, it is interesting how the water and the wind can transform a shoreline.
Exactly! Two beaches that are so close to each other yet so different just because of their orientation to the winds and current!
The inukshuks add the almost human element to the seascape. That first rock photo looks as though there may be messages or petroglyphs hidden there.
These rocks were really interesting! I think it was a natural process the created the look though, but I can why you would think that it looks like some sort of a glyph.
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