The mist rises from the cliffs at Presqu'isle. Soon the bedrock will be visible
This section of our website comprises pages relevant to the various themes of this site where the content, or our understanding, is incomplete.
They are:
- notes because they are often snippets of information that we have gleaned from other sources.
- thoughts because these facts are tied together with our opinions and speculation.
- drafts because they are continually under development as we learn more or collect additional material.
(In other cases, the included material just doesn't fit anywhere else!)
We are unsure how this section will evolve. Perhaps it will simply become an aperiodic blog with an indeterminate theme. Time will tell.
Because all of these pages are works in progress, feed back would be appreciated.
Most Recent
Lake Travers De Geer Moraines
A description with photographs of the De Geer moraines at Lake Travers in Algonquin Park
Alligators of Algonquin Park
An account with photographs of the remains of three alligators -- steam warping tugs historicly used in the logging industry -- in Algonquin Park.
High Falls, the Waterslide and the Barron Canyon
A compilation of information to assist in planning a trip to High Falls, the Waterslide, or the Barron Canyon, near Achray in eastern Algonquin Park. The page contains many photographs from the area.
Leucistic Dark-Eyed Junco
Some photos of a leucistic dark-eyed junco. Point Alexander, Ontario. 2010 April.
White Water Play
A photo gallery of open and covered canoes and kayaks playing at Big Eddy Rapids on the lower Petawawa River in the early 1980s.
Some Large White Pines
This pages comprises photos and approximate measurements of some large white pines - Pinus strobus - in the Point Alexander, Deep River, Chalk River, Petawawa Research Forest area of the upper Ottawa Valley.
Bibliography
A selected bibliography of Nature and History with an emphasis on the Upper Ottawa Valley and Algonquin Park
Logging in Algonquin Park
This note comprises a reading list of books pertaining to the history of logging in Algonquin Park and the Ottawa Valley.
The Barron Canyon
The Barron River Canyon is a Nature Reserve Zone in Algonquin Park, comprising a series of spectacular gorges with granite walls towering 100 m and more above steep talus slopes which grade down to the water.
Brent Limestone Cliff
The Brent Limestone Cliff, a Nature Reserve Zone in Algonquin Park, comprises a 15-foot-high limestone cliff stretching 150 feet along the south-east side of a small point on Cedar Lake at Brent. The cliff is, in places, deeply undercut by wave action. The limestone contains abundant fossils of several species of marine animals and shell fish.
