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 … Continue reading Prince Edward County – Point Petre Wildlife Conservation Area
Glen Rock Conservation Area is located near Arkona, Ontario and is owned by the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority. It is situated in a transitional zone between the Carolinian forest zone to the south , and the Great Lakes zone to the north. It is home to a large diversity of species that represent both zones. … Continue reading Glen Rock Conservation Area
Inverhuron is a small Ontario provincial park located on the shores of Lake Huron near Tiverton. The Park opened in 1956, but the construction of a Heavy Water plant at the adjacent Bruce Nuclear Power posed safety concerns. Ontario Hydro purchased the park from the Ministry of Natural Resources and by 1976 overnight camping was … Continue reading Inverhuron Provincial Park
Southern Alberta is as far as you can be from any ocean in Canada, yet at the Red Rock Coulee Natural Area, there is evidence of a long-gone inland sea that left an incredible geological phenomena behind. These large spherical martian looking red rocks are among the largest sandstone concretions in the world. Red Rocks … Continue reading [One Photo At A Time] Red Rock Coulee
The next Still Standing town on our way north was Mattawa. We were on our way to Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park, which is 13 km west of Mattawa, and had just enough time for a short stroll in town before continuing on our northern quest. Mattawa lies at the confluence of the Mattawa and … Continue reading Are they Still Standing in Mattawa?
We mentioned binge watching the Canadian CBC show Still Standing, and how it inspired us to try and visit as many of these small Canadian towns as possible. The show features towns that didn't fare well due to closure of industry and diversion of highways and railways. Through humour and close encounters with the locals, … Continue reading Are They Still Standing in South River?
For the sake of switching things up a bit, we are doing our trip summary as a separate post. It contains the general route and some statistics, campground locations and costs. To see the stories and pictures of the place we stopped at, click on the highlighted links Route: We left Ontario on a snowy … Continue reading Ontario, Galveston, Savannah: Trip Summary
Our trip was coming to an end. Savannah was our last major stop before heading home straight into the tight embrace of the pandemic. Obliviously, we had no clue what awaits us down the road. Unfortunately, our planned rendezvous with our daughter didn't go as planned when she fell ill (we now wonder if it … Continue reading Savannah
On our way to Savannah we stopped at Andersonville National Historic Site - a mega POW camp. The Andersonville Prison (also known as Camp Sumter), a Confederate POW camp at the end of the American Civil War between February 1864 and April 1865. The site contains the the POW camp, a National Cemetery and a … Continue reading Andersonville National Historic Site – A Mega POW Camp
Next destination is Savannah where we are supposed to meet up with our daughter, but we took a small detour west to get new tires, visit more family, and visit The Habitat for Humanity Slum Theme Park. Yeah, you heard right. A slum theme park. I am sure you've heard of Habitat for Humanity , … Continue reading Habitat For Humanity Slum Theme Park