8 day 7 night backpacking trip in Algonquin Park . . .
Didn’t take a lot of photos. The trail is fairly “bushy”, without the scenic lookouts of other Algonquin trails. Plus, I was using my phone mostly only for my map (also had a paper map and compass as backup), and making sure my battery bank lasted the whole hike (it did). The hike was quiet “difficult” numerous hills scrambling over rock and tree roots as footholds, so the phone was rarely in my hand in any event.
First view from beneath the forest canopy of day one hike . . .
That ominous sky is a fair reflection of the trip, there was some rain every day but three. Having a dry sleeping bag and set of dry tent clothes is a huge moral boost at the end of the hike day.
First tiny waterfall of the trip . . .
I meant to take a series of waterfall photos, but only took one more . . .
Had my phone out consulting my map and snapped that. Shame, that was the last day and I passed four spectacular large falls in full flow from the rain but didn’t want to stop (I was hiking in wet boots for 3 days at this point
Campsite marker . . .
Home . . .
Have to spend some serious coin on a much lighter tent, carrying this sucked.
No pics of the fire pit as there was a burn ban in place due to forest fire risk Mosquitoes, black flies, and deer flys were atrocious. Besides those three things, trip was great
Found some treasure!
Toilet attached to each campsite (not in the campsite , at the end of a shortish marked trail. @atouchofcloth weeps at the beautiful simplicity
Yuck, “swampy” water access . . .
A bit before sunset, clouded over so didn’t see the actual event . .
Visitor to the campsite . . .
While hiking the trail and forest floor around were literally alive with many different size and colour frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts.
Some fungi snaps from rest breaks . . .
The glossy surface is not slimy or wet, just the appearance. Looks like a coating of lacquer sprayed on . . .
Broke my heart passing this by, but I was trying to reduce my packs food weight, not add to it Chicken of the Woods, prime, prime eating . . .
Another ominous morning . . .
A bubbling forest stream to gather drinking water. Hydration is definitely not a problem here. The water does have to be filtered and for good measure purifier tabs added. That enticing looking stream may have a putrid moose carcass lying across it 400 meters upstream.