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The gossamer thread

The island hangs on a delicate thread of light suspended in eternity – a metaphor for life? (with a nod to Nabokov)

Nellie Lake, Killarney

If a thin place, as they say, is a place where heaven and earth come closer together, then this must be the very thinnest of places indeed. The…

Anylake, Ontario

Back in the U.S.S.R.?

In Sebastopol…. Sebastopol, Ontario. It’s a most singular place.

Mooooon Riiiverrrrr

It’s not quite a mile wide but you won’t be crossing it in any kind of style

Tew’s Falls and Webster’s Falls

with hints of green just starting to come in during early spring

Picnic at the edge of the world

Oxtongue River, Algonquin Park

A nice 2-day trip down the flatwater section of the Oxtongue River from Canoe Lake to Oxtongue Lake. Some parts of the river were filled with grass which…

Borer’s Falls

If a Group of Seven painting came to life, it would be Killarney

Kayak camping on Philip Edward Island near Killarney, Ontario. The patterns carved into the rocks by glacial activity during the last Ice Age look just like the geometric…

Misty morning on the Trent-Severn Waterway

Morning is the best time to enjoy the Trent-Severn Waterway before the motorboats take over. After that, it feels like you’re trying to ride a bike on Highway…

Daybreak, quite literally

Mist and shadow

It’s like a real-life, Canadian version of Shōrin-zu byōbu

Misty muskeg morning