Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Through A Forest Wilderness

 "The clearest way into the universe is through a forest wilderness." - John Muir


A very wise man. The American naturalist John Muir spent time in Canada as a young man before his journeys into the west. I suspect he would have liked the Gatineau Hills. I took shots of the Valley and the slopes with the developing fall colours.


There are a series of panels here along the upper wall of the geological history of the Hills and the Eardley Escarpment, stretching back far into the primordial past.


I descended to the lower area.


There is a trail here that descends down the slope.

28 comments:

  1. Great views of the very inviting landscape.

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  2. ...we have areas here that were forested before European settlers arrived. The are now mostly cleared, I always wonder how they originally looked.

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  3. Lovely fall colors in your landscape photos.

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  4. Gorgeous scenic views! Take care, enjoy your day!

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  5. Beautiful landscape photos with autumn colors ~

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

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  6. Wonderful views and great info panels, William.

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  7. The geological history of a region is interesting.

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  8. This is so beautiful. Oh, those stairs down! Did you come back up that way?

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  9. I can't express how much I appreciate this William I feel refreshed. Thank you

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  10. Nice. I read one of John Muir’s books and it was magical.

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    1. I was familiar with his name, but it was Ken Burns' documentary on the national parks that really acquainted me with him.

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