October 14th, 15th, 16th, and 17th, 2023.

Headed up to Oxtongue. It was above seasonal for the Autumn. However it was very dark, and cloudy for much of the time we were up.

Road in Haliburton. — Took highway 35 up, the colour was muted this year. Some say because of the all the forest fires and smoke in the spring.

Percival — Percival enjoying the car ride.

Haliburton Highlands — Unlike the sandy shores of the Great Lakes, the high cliffs of the Haliburton Highlands, means no Sand Pipers or other shore birds migrate to this area. Hence plenty of crows and ravens.

Mute colour on Highway 35 — Mute colour.

Eclipse — Got a picture of the Eclipse. Was lucky to get a brief window, between clouds.

Planted Garlic — We planted garlic, a small beginning to hopefully a future of gardening such a large plot.

Moose — Saw a moose while in Algonquin Park.

Arthur — Luckily I didn't need a winter jacket, hiking this Autumn.

Centennial Trail Ridge — Look off of the Centennial Trail ridge in Algonquin Park.

Puddle — Such little puddles were once used to boil water. Make a little fire adjacent to the puddle, and the water will heat up.

Weland as seen from the Centennail Trail — Wetland as seen from the Centennial Trail.

Centennial Ridge Lookoff — Look off from the Centennial Trail.

Beaver Dam — A beaver dam, and the pond it created.

Beaver Lodge — You can tell this beaver lodge is still in use, because of the freshly chewed sticks.

Fern — Occasionally some nice contrasting colour against the granite.

Ferns — Some small ferns, still getting a bit of light in mid-October.

Frog — A frog before hibernation for the winter.

Moss — Dried moss on many of the trees.

Moss — The green become effervescent when the sun came out.

Mushroom — The wet weather brought out all the mushrooms.

Pileated Woodpecker holes — These fresh pileated woodpecker holes are the size of two fists.

Tamarack Trees — The tamaracks turning yellow for the autumn. This year the tamaracks stole the show.

18km — Hiked 18km, the whole loop of the Centennial Trail in Algonquin Park.

Jupiter rising beneath constellation Aries. I made a timelapse. Download the MP4 video.

Spruce Bog Boardwalk — The Spruce Bog Boardwalk.

Sparrow — A few white throated sparrows hanging around the Bog.

Mew Lake airfield Algonquin — Mew Lake, abandoned, airfield Algonquin.

Mew Lake airfield — The old airstrip now has many blueberry bushes growing in the sandy soil.

Crow — Crows like the area around Algonquin Park, they don't have problems with the steep and rocky terrain.

Highway 60 — Hwy. 60, winding through Algonquin.

Horse Trailer on Hwy. 60 — Must be coming from a Fall Fair horse pull.

Red Squirrel — Many red squirrels.

Kirkfield Mitchell Lake — Stopped in Kirkfield on the way home, to stretch my legs, and to try to spot any birds.