A gallery of photos from along the Hawk Trail in the Petawawa Research Forest

An account with photographs of an exploration of the Branstead Farm in the Petawawa Research Forest.

An account with photographs of a late fall hike around the Big Pines Trail in Algonquin Park.

On Saturday 2009 October 03, The Friends of Bonnechere Parks and the Ottawa chapter of the Ontario Archaeology Society hosted a Public Archaeology Day at Basin Depot in Algonquin Park. This was part of a week-long investigation of the site under the direction of licensed archaeologist Ken Swayze, extending the work done in previous excavations during the 1990s. Some photos from the day are presented here.

An account, with photographs of two black bears -- Ursus americanus -- swimming across Grand Lake in eastern Algonquin Park.

Photos of a turkey vulture, Cathartes aura, on the Quebec shore of the Ottawa River near Point Alexander.

A description, with photos, of a day's exploration of the Brent Crater in Algonquin Park by canoe

A beaver dam on Maunsell Creek in the Petawawa Research Forest has burst and washed out Bypass Road. The partially drained beaver pond reveals evidence of the previous presence of some sort of building or structure. This page presents a gallery of photos of the revealed evidence.

Our reliable old 15 ft lightweight Grumman Canoe was severely damaged this past winter. While repairable, we realize with regret that we will probably never paddle it again. Its story is related here.

An account, with photographs, of a late fall hike around the Track and Tower Trail in Algonquin Park.

An account, with photographs, of a three day, two night solo canoe trip in northern Algonquin Park, from Brent on Cedar Lake to Carl Wilson Lake and return.

On July 19, 2008, we attended an open house at the Algonquin Radio Observatory (ARO) at Lake Travers (Lake Traverse) in Algonquin Park. The highlight was a tour of the 46 metre (150 foot) radio telescope. Some photographs of the Algonquin Radio Telescope and associated residence are presented here.

Sometime in early July, a beaver dam burst in the Petawawa Research Forest. The resulting torrent of water destroyed several smaller beaver dams downstream and washed out two minor roads before washing out Clouthier Road, the main access road to the Petawawa Research Forest. This page documents the destruction.

An account, with photographs of a day trip up the Petawawa River, launching our canoe at Brent on Cedar Lake in Algonquin Park. We stopped to photograph the first falls where the river tumbles into Cedar Lake, visited the Corbeil gravesite, and continued upstream to the former timber slide at the second falls and then returned.

An account, with photographs, of an exploration of Young Creek by canoe in the Petawawa Research Forest in the vicinity of Racehorse Road.