There was a time when this location was the shore of a post-glacial lake.
Now it is an inactive sand pit.
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More Autumn Photographs
There is the occasional snowflake in the air this morning but thoughts of the season that is just ending are still in my mind.
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Gentle Ripples
Lake Nipissing can be quite calm. When it is, the waves look like this.
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Nipissing Summer
Lake Nipissing has phenomenal beaches which look great on a classic summer day.
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Fog
Lake Superior at Neys Provincial Park.
Warm day. Cold lake. Drifting fog.
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A Visit to Gardner Bay
Gardner Bay on Española Island in the Galapagos has a marvellous beach. Several zodiacs were launched from the mother ship and people experienced a “wet landing” on the beach. After walking the beach and seeing lots of wildlife, those who wished were able to swim and snorkel in the relatively warm water.
A visit to Gardner Bay by zodiac.
Lots of wildlife on the beach and quite unafraid of the people. The word on visitor behaviour is to move slowly and gently and stay 2 metres away from the wildlife. No touching or petting allowed. Sea Lion moms identify their pups by smell. Touching a baby sea lion could mean rejection by the mother and death for the youngster because of the strange scent (sunscreen, bug repellent…) we leave behind on the pup. This is their home you are visiting and one must respect it.
The guides and zodiac drivers protect themselves from the strong equatorial sun (by wearing masks and long sleeves for example) as they work in it day after day.
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Logo
I don’t know if it’s an original design by the owner, but the logo for Sunbeam Bungalows is very effective.
The message, “sun, sand, relaxation,shelter,tradition, vacation, fun, summer”, is there.
An unpretentious place to stay.
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Low Water
All summer, Lake Nipissing has been about 2 feet lower than it normally is. In past years, wet feet would have been necessary to produce this photograph.
The spring melt happened so early this year that water that would have been trapped in the ground ran off to the Great Lakes because the ground was still frozen. Nipissing was not able to catch up over the summer and despite recent, rains is still behind.
Climate Change?
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Go West
This is the mouth of the Lavase River, where it enters Lake Nipissing. For 150 years The Voyageurs paddled through this channel in the spring, on their way west to Thunder Bay on Lake Superior. The return voyage passed this point and ended up in Montreal in the Autumn. Lake Nipissing is controlled by dams on the French River these days, and there are navigation markers in place. However the place is pretty much the same as it would have been 150 years ago.
In the spring the water would be much higher than it is in this photograph, but by fall it would probably have been as you see it here.
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