Saturday, October 21, 2023

The Hills

 Last weekend I took a shuttle into Gatineau Park to take in the fall colours on the Quebec side of the river. The Gatineau Hills are a southern tip of the vast Canadian Shield, and a foothold of the Laurentian Mountains. Much of the area is set aside as a federal park, and the National Capital Commission runs shuttle buses during the weekends into the Hills, with stops along the way. I decided to go along, even with a sore left ankle- I'd misstepped a couple of weeks earlier, and the foot wasn't up to par. But I wanted to see the colours. I took shots from the bus along the route to my first destination.

44 comments:

  1. We can still see the beautiful colours.
    Take good care of that ankle of yours.

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  2. Canada autumn must be a special sight

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  3. Sorry to hear you hurt your foot.
    Love the Autumn colors and landscapes.
    Take care, have a great weekend.

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  4. When we go to Gatineau we have our moment of decadence - the best poutine ever from a little roadside restaurant we have been going to “forever”. My arteries immediately go into rehab I am sure!

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  5. Looking forward to the rest of this tour.
    Take care of your ankle.

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  6. ...missteps can be a pain, take care.

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  7. The colours are late this year.

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  8. Loved the 1st and the one with the cyclist the best. Beautiful compositions.

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  9. I love autumn colours, but don't like the fact that winter is now beginning to slow knock at the door.

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  10. Wonderful fall colors in your photos. Hope your ankle heals quickly. Sore ankles make walking a pain.

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  11. Your roads are similar to this lover elevation where I live. It is just starting to turn colors.

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  12. Nice captures of the fall colours. Hope the ankle is feeling a bit better for you.

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  13. Some pretty colors emerging ~ nice photos ~ thanks,

    Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  14. Hope that ankle heals well and soon.

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    1. I'm being careful. I pushed myself too far that day, but felt I didn't have a choice.

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  15. Oh no William! I love walking too and any problems with ankles/feet/legs are never good. Hope you're back to 100% very soon. The colours are taking time to change this year. I was up north 2 weeks ago and it was still green. Seeing more reds and oranges in the city this week. I'm glad you got out.

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  16. Easy to sprain an ankle, especially when you're looking through a viewfinder so much of the time. Hope the ankle heals quickly.

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  17. You live in beautiful territory!

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  18. Lovely colours in your photographs.
    Hoping your ankle is soon back to 100% fitness.

    All the best Jan

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  19. Your autumn visit is a good trafition.

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  20. Vastly different to our bushlands. Reminiscent of my time in the UK.

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