October 9, 2006 - Underground Spring @ Devil's Monument; Bruce Penninsula, Ontario

Although this isn't a waterfall, it is actually an underground spring that is coming out of the side of the Niagara Escarpment. I had no clue it was there as my original intentions were to take pictures of the Devil's Monument (Why on earth they call it "Devil's Monument" or "Devil's Pulpit" is beyond me! Sure - they can call them "Flowerpots" when they are out in Georgian Bay along some island but when there is a "Flowerpot" on the mainland they have to call it a Devil's Monument). I guess I shall post pictures of the Devil's monument but seeing that it really doesn't pertain to the true intentions of this blog - it wouldn't make all that much sense to post them.

September 9, 2006 - EUGENIA FALLS; Eugenia, Ontario

Well here now are pictures of Eugenia Falls. This was the original destination for our "6 months of engagement" anniversary trip. This was a rather magnificent waterfall as the first time we saw it was at night and we really couldn't see all that much. This trip around we got to see the true beauty of it and we took SEVERAL pictures of this waterfall and surrounding area. Hopefully the next time we head up into this area we will be able to view the waterfalls from the bottom and hike/climb towards the top!

So after all of our fun and shinanagans we start to head back to the car and just as we turn away from the falls we see this sign posted...


WHOOPS!

September 9, 2006 - HOGGS FALLS; Eugenia, Ontario

Well, this was a side trip that I took Sherri on for our 6 month anniversary of our engagement - it is actually September 11 but we were close enough. This was a quaint little waterfalls that was located just west of Eugenia, Ontario at the bottom of Beaver Valley. Needless to say, the trek to these falls and the surrounding area was quite interesting. Rather humourous as you see the relatively small size of Hoggs Falls in comparison to the rather impressive height of Eugenia Falls less than 5 miles away! Access to these falls required a short loop trail that took us on the Bruce Trail. Sadly the batteries died on us when we were taking pictures here so we didn't get as many pictures at this location as I would've like to have gotten.

September 4, 2006 - BALA FALLS; Bala, Ontario

Bala Falls is the one waterfall that has always sparked my interest in waterfalls to begin with. When we used to vacation in Nobel, Ontario (just north of Parry Sound) my folks would always take a day trip to Bala Falls where we would sit amongst the rocks in the waterfalls. It was a great time then but it seems to have changed from when I was younger. I don't recall the dam at the top and it seems that the volume of water that used to flow isn't there anymore. There is evidence that they were much more majestic at one point in time as the erosion of the rocks confirmed this. I would've loved to have gotten different angle shots of this waterfall but for some reason there seemed to be many people all scattered about and I am not a fan of snapping pictures with groups of people standing in the background. One reason being I am not a fan of unknown people in the background of a "picture of purpose" (RE: the waterfall) and secondly - I don't think these unknown people would appreciate an "unknown person" (RE: Me) taking their picture.

August 30, 2006 - THE CHUTES; The Chutes Provincial Park, Massey, Ontario

Once again - this was yet another waterfall that was tackled by myself. Sherri wasn't with me for this one. Massey, Ontario is a smaller community located along the Trans Canada highway between Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie. Since I have passed this provincial park for well over 15 years of my life I figured that since we are attempting to see as many waterfalls as we can - why not check out The Chutes.

The Chutes gets its name by being just that - a Chute. A chute is what loggers would construct to divert their logs around the waterfall which allowed them to be able to send them downriver - in this case it was the Aux Sables River.

So, of course, tackling this waterfalls by myself there usually has to be some great event that happens that I feel must be mentioned. I had pretty much spent my entire afternoon playing in the water at this waterfall location - playing in the clay with my hands and feet, playing and climbing the rocks, wading in the water knee deep while taking pictures of my feet - since I can't even see my feet in ankle deep water back at home. I truly had a fun afternoon.


During this time I saw not a single soul - as that usually happens in remote areas of Northern Ontario. At one point I decided to get a little adventurous and brave the rapid current of the river to get to the other side. So I kicked off my hiking boots, rolled up my shorts as high as I could and started to cross the river in hopes of not getting my shorts nor my camera wet. The rocks were large and jagged and the sand was very course but through tonnes of prayer I finally had made it to the other side. There wasn't much the other side had to offer mind you but I just wanted a different perspective of the waterfalls and the river.

I took a few pictures and enjoyed the view that was until I heard a splash in the water from the direction of the falls and when I turned to see what it was, there was a black bear swimming across the river.... across to the side that I was on!

Fortunately he was a bit farther up river from where I was - roughly 30 meters - but the bear didn't really notice that I even existed. As you can see in the picture below, my footprints are on the left and the footprints of the bear are on the right. We just missed each other by a few minutes.

August 23, 2006 - BRIDAL VEIL FALLS; Kagawong, Ontario

This one I tackled alone. I was on vacation with the folks up on the North Shore and took a trip to Bridal Veil Falls in Kagawong, Ontario on beautiful Manitoulin Island.

And of course for all those who know me... I can't be confined to the "norm" so ya... although the falls are beautiful to look at from the bottom and the lookouts I took it to the next level. I wanted to see what the view from the top of the falls was like so I forged the rivers and hoped the fences and snapped the picture from the top of the falls!

August 22, 2006 - WHITEFISH FALLS; Whitefish Falls, Ontario

Yet another waterfalls that I had visited solo. Once again this was while I was on vacation with the folks. This very small, very quaint town is located along Highway #6 between Little Current and Espanola at the base of the LaCloche mountains. Several years ago my dad and I saw a mother black bear with two cubs with her at the base of the falls. Fortunately they were on the other side of the falls! HAHA!

July 1, 2006 - ROCK GLEN; Arkona, Ontario

Okay - Although the date of this post is probably somewhere around December 29, 2006, the original date that we embarked upon this Waterfalling adventure was actually July 1, 2006 and therfore all the pictures will be from that time forward. Sadly, we were in Niagara Falls before this time but Sherri suggested that we commence our waterfalling on July 1 which is Canada Day. With that said, our first water fall that we went to was Rock Glen Conservation Area in Arkona, Ontario.