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Showing posts with label Haliburton Highlands. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Haliburton Highlands. Show all posts
I love waterfalls! Even man made ones.This one is produced by a dam on Kawagama Lake, which feeds into the Hollow River flowing to Lake of Bays. It helps to regulate the depth of the lake. In the spring there are very high waters due to the ice (up to 3 feet deep) and the snow melting. Our lake is fed by other small lakes and springs.The dam is at the end of a narrow bay.
Recently they have put up floats to keep boaters away from the mouth of the dam. Hard to believe but some do not understand how powerful the undertow can be by dams. It looks deceptively calm and tranquil.
Son takes us in with a paddle. In the last century this river was used as a logging river and there are still logs embedded in the bottom form that era. There are a lot of Dead Heads or partly submerged old logs in here, so you can't run your motor.
We park off to the side and walk through the bush to the dam. The fishing is great here but other than my youngest granddaughter no one brought their rods. There a lots of bass in here. Granddaughter put a small daisy on her hook and can you believe caught a small bass! I guess this proves they will go after just about anything!
The top of the dam is where they have access to place or remove more timbers to control the flow. You can see the covered chutes for the timbers. It has railing all around and of course warning signs about the swimming danger.
The down side of the dam flowing into the river. Even with such a small dam the force is intense.
The bank shows time worn rocks, lush with green vegetation from the spray of the falls.
We left the dam and boated over to another small falls that I just love. Once again a small inlet, lined with water lilies and tall grasses.
Of course you don't want to get water lilies wrapped up in your propeller either.
So you paddle!
But worth the effort!
Reflecting it's own image.
A newly fallen tree form the last storm adds soft greenery from to the starkness of rock and dark waters.
Small but powerful. Today it is running very fast due to all the recent rains. I love the sound of the waters splashing and gurgling down.
After an afternoon on the water and exploring on land, we headed back to the cottage for R&R!
One of my favorite things about the north country are the Birch trees in the forests and at the cottage. There are Paper Birch, Yellow Birch and Silver Birch, all beautiful, but my favorites are the stark white Paper Birch. I am cheating today as these are not my pictures but the poem is. Today I need to focus on too many things and so need to be absent , somewhat, from the web. I will look in later to see your comments, good or bad! I hope you enjoy "Seeds of Thought"
Seeds of Thought
Through the leaves,
Just like a jewel,
Shining bright,
Emerald cool
As I walk,
The elusive sun,
Enlightens a web,
Silver spun
At my feet,
A fern unfurled,
The tip as yet,
Tightly curled
Across my face,
A feathers blown,
I see the bird,
From whence it's flown
My hand caresses,
Smooth white bark,
A woodpecker,
Has left it's mark
I turn to go,
I hate to leave,
Through the cool glade,
My footsteps weave.
I gaze out upon the water,
And feel home,
Surrounding me,
Enveloping me,
Loving me,
As I do it.
Peace and tranquility,
The water gives to me,
A place to belong.
It's Sky Watch Friday! View from my porch in Ontario. Hazy lazy days of summer! I love this view. In the spring I watch the fields being plowed in the distance. As I am up on a hill I can see quite a ways. It's gorgeous during a lightening storm.
One fluffy marshmallow cloud in an sky so blue! The lake water colour is striking against the backdrop of the various greens of the forests of Haliburton Highlands.
Distant sky adds to the melancholy of this scene. Clouds gathering will soon block the stars in the water of this river in Muskoka.
Please go and look at all the beautiful pictures at http://skyley.blogspot.com/
Harley The Doggy was excited! He loves the boat and falls asleep on the floor with the rocking motion. So we started out on the lake. This is Kawagama Lake. It is 12 miles long and in spots 240 feet deep.
Water Surface: 32 sq Km, Depth 73.2m (240 ft) Approx. Elevation 355 m (1166 ft.) Perimeter 115 km (71 mi)
Our property is on a peninsula in small bay at the south end of the lake. Up and around the corner, we start into the larger part of the lake. First we see a camp for underprivileged city children. It has great programs for canoeing, sailing, swimming and camping.
Then around another peninsula and past a couple of islands we came into the "big lake" as we call it.It is just the upper portion of the lake and larger than our bay, so, the big lake.
I have always loved the rock cliffs around the lake, a sharp grey, meeting the cool crystal blue of the lake. Lined with stately fir trees, adding evergreen to the mix. Some cottages are landmarks and it seems they have always been there. This area well known as Fish Pole Point.
We passed families enjoying a warm summer day,swimming and playing water games.
And parcels of land untouched by mankind, pristine land, sky and lake.
Some of the large bays are connected only with channels. This one is marked with bright green and red buoy markers to show you where to safely go through into Fletcher Bay. When I got this picture on the computer Icouldn't believe I caught a fish jumping out of the water. Enlarge the picture to see it better.
On the way back, hidden in a small cove, accessible except to small boats due to the fallen logs and tree roots, is a small waterfall that was rushing its clear water into the lake from a smaller lake on elevated land away in the forest.
I wanted to do a post on the wildlife in the Haliburton Region where our cottage is located. I have to admit as I started thinking of the various animals that I knew of it was a huge list. I decided to bring you a few pictures and some insight into these animals over a few posts. There are way too many to do in one post. As I went searching for pictures of various animals I ran across an amazing Canadian photographer, John E Marriot at http://www.wildernessprints.com. If you love photography check him out! (Many of the pictures in here are from his site)
There are mammals, amphibians, birds and reptiles and later some fish! I think I will start from large to small.
Elk were re-introduced into Ontario several years back as all the natural elk were long gone.
The Elk seem to be flourishing! Some pretty big herds have been seen.
Cow nursing a calf.
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I love Moose! They are so majestic! The male is a bull.
Moose Mama, great parent! Twins! The female is a cow.
White tailed Deer are abundant across Ontario. Here is a male or a buck.
This doe looks so gentle and beautiful but you can see the power in the haunches!
Black Bear! Love or hate them! They can be a real nuisance and danger to campers and hikers if they are not careful.
The cubs are the cutest! Beware! Mama is around, you may not see her but she is always close by!
This amazing Bear mother was found in the bush. She had either given birth to 5 cubs or had taken on stray cubs. Can you imagine?
This beautiful Lynx like the snow. Look at the coat.
They really resemble house cats but I wouldn't want to try and pet one!Unfortunately, their numbers are dwindling.
This is a distant cousin of the Lynx. It is a bobcat.
Some people call Lynx, Bobcats but they are not the same.
A Bobcat is smaller, it's tail is longer and it has 3 rings on it.
A Lynx, as seen in the pic above, has a solid black tip on it's tail.
Some people call Lynx, Bobcats but they are not the same.
A Bobcat is smaller, it's tail is longer and it has 3 rings on it.
A Lynx, as seen in the pic above, has a solid black tip on it's tail.
This little guy will one day look like Papa above!
You can see his tail with the 3 rings easily.
You can see his tail with the 3 rings easily.
What?
Works for me!
