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.