A Lookout Worth Looking For… by Back Roads Bill One of the best views in the North Bay area is the Stormy Lake lookout situated within Restoule Provincial Park. It is a worthwhile jaunt to the lookout at any time of the year but the spring/summer, fall and the winter make for a wonderful contrast of colours. It is one of those places you want to return to experience the transitions. The Park is usually closed early in the fall and winter and there is an easier access to experience this panorama. Access You will have to find the Village of Restoule, which is south of North Bay and...
Otter Lake – Righting a Wrong or Sunbathing By Back Roads Bill At the moment you may or may not be thinking about sun bathing, taking your clothes off this winter means moving to more southerly latitude. You are more likely considering a new destination for snowshoeing. In the past sun bathing was the thing to do and at another time you could take it a little further and become part of the social nudism movement. There were enough dedicated nudists around to band together in 1947 to form the Canadian Sunbathing Association. In fact what many thought this was urban folklore but there was a nudist camp on...
Deformities – Nature’s Beauty in Burls by Back Roads Bill A deformity is either actual or moral. It depends on your perception. Whether surveyed in an animate or inanimate object, there is beauty in deformity. To most people, a tree burl wouldn’t look like anything special – in fact, these rounded growths found on tree trunks and branches are actually deformities. They often look like large round tumours growing on the trunk of the tree. What is a Burl? A burl is a tree outgrowth in which the grain has grown in a deformed manner. A burl results from a tree undergoing some form of stress. It may be...
Big Tree – A Mystery – Spiritual and Energy Within by Back Roads Bill Trees have an interesting role in the world of spirituality. We may instantly think about the practice of decorating a Christmas tree. Trees like all living things have an energy frequency or vibration and an aura. In many cultures both ancient and modern, our largest plants, are thought to possess energy and are considered sacred. Within these cultures it is thought trees influence spiritual lives. For those that believe, coming into contact with a tree you pick up these vibrations whether you are consciously aware of it or not. You begin to resonate with the...
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by Back Roads Bill “All history,” the saying goes, is “contemporary history.” People instinctively turn to the past to help understand the present or “it isn’t often we can turn back the clock.” There is one journey to a destination in Northern Ontario where you will enjoy a breathtaking vista, a towering gorge and revel in the sounds of the roaring water as it plunges into a pool many tens of metres below. Because of the narrow gorge it has a great deal of mist. One of the most scenic accessible but unknown waterfalls is about to change and it is going back to what it once was. It...
