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  • When I walk out to Thunder Bay’s Cascades Conservation Area, I’m taken by the millions of years of story under my hiking shoes. The complex geological rock formations speak to a chapter of history in every direction.<br />
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To my senses, it’s the Disneyland of shape, colour, texture, sound, movement, and story. It’s really a magical paradise, not of Walt’s design, but of Mother Nature.<br />
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It’s simply beautiful. <br />
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In this rather stark rock formation photograph, multiple hues of brown are everywhere. If you look closely you’ll witness erosion, rock depression, water, life, time and different types of rock. In upcoming photographs I’ll share a multitude of colour.<br />
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Three hours of shooting feels like three minutes… until I realize I’m fatigued and thirsty from photographing in the afternoon summer sun.<br />
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Part of the Canadian Shield, Cascades is but a sliver of the 8 million square km (3 million square miles) of rock spread over eastern, central, and northwestern Canada into the U.S.A.
    Thunder Bay_95A0486c_DxOVP.tif
  • One can only imagine how this scene appeared hundreds of years ago. The visible layers of rock, probably laying flat, may have been hidden from view under the Earth’s surface. Mother Nature realigned the rock over time, pushing it up to the angle where it now sits. <br />
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When surrounded by rock as far as the eye can see, it’s easy to overlook story before one’s eyes. I love the vast expanse of geological rock under my feet when exploring the area. There is a multitude of colour, life, shape, sound and texture. After a heavy rain fall, the smell of the surrounding forest is unmistakable.<br />
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Part of the Canadian Shield, Cascades Conservation Area is but a sliver of the 8 million square km (3 million square miles) of rock spread over eastern, central, and northwestern Canada into the U.S.A.<br />
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Cascades is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_95A0419b.tif
  • A storm was brewing when I photographed this scene. I made it back to the car before the downpour.<br />
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I love the vast expanse of geological rock under my feet when exploring the area. There is much to discover.<br />
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When visiting, be sure it hasn’t recently rained. The rock can be very slippery when wet, which can be very dangerous if you’re close to the edge of the Current River rapids.<br />
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Part of the Canadian Shield, Cascades is but a sliver of the 8 million square km (3 million square miles) of rock spread over eastern, central, and northwestern Canada into the U.S.A.<br />
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Cascades is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_95A0417b.tif
  • Part of the Canadian Shield, Cascades Conservation Area (Thunder Bay, ON) is but a sliver of the 8 million square km (3 million square miles) of rock spread over eastern, central, and northwestern Canada into the U.S.A.<br />
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Cascades Conservation Area is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_IMG_3283.tif
  • Cascades Conservation Area (Thunder Bay, ON) is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_95A0437c.tif
  • I love how the geological rock formations rise to the occasion and display a singular birch tree amidst a collection of poplar tress.
    Thunder Bay_95A0735.tif
  • While walking back to my car after wrapping this shoot, the top of the poplar trees were dancing in the wind. With just the right amount of wind the sound closely resembled that of the rushing rapids I had just left behind. This type of symbiotic synchronicity is something I often see around me. <br />
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There is much colour, reflection and movement in this image that I love. Produced as a single capture (i.e., no photo stacking etc), the challenge in creating this type of image is ensuring what is important is in focus while still allowing for movement. Sunlight was popping in and out of the clouds, and bouncing off the water’s slowly swirling surface. Captured with a shutter of 1.3s allowed for just a bit of blur where I felt it worked best.<br />
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Cascades is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_95A0456a.tif
  • Cascades Conservation Area (Thunder Bay, ON) is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_95A0416a.tif
  • Cascades Conservation Area (Thunder Bay, ON) is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_95A0398a.tif
  • Cascades Conservation Area (Thunder Bay, ON) is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_IMG_3071a.tif
  • Cascades Conservation Area (Thunder Bay, ON) is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_95A0407b.tif
  • Cascades Conservation Area (Thunder Bay, ON) is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_95A0432b.tif
  • Cascades Conservation Area (Thunder Bay, ON) is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_95A0460c.tif
  • Cascades Conservation Area (Thunder Bay, ON) is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_95A0411a.tif
  • Cascades Conservation Area (Thunder Bay, ON) is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_95A0485c.tif
  • Cascades Conservation Area (Thunder Bay, ON) is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_95A0479c.tif
  • Cascades Conservation Area (Thunder Bay, ON) is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_95A0458c.tif
  • Cascades Conservation Area (Thunder Bay, ON) is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_95A0418b.tif
  • Cascades Conservation Area (Thunder Bay, ON) is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_95A0468c.tif
  • Cascades Conservation Area (Thunder Bay, ON) is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_95A0477c.tif
  • Cascades Conservation Area (Thunder Bay, ON) is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_IMG_3072a.tif
  • Cascades Conservation Area (Thunder Bay, ON) is a great choice for a quiet hike in the beautiful poplar and birch forest. Two highlights for many people is the spectacular rapids along the Current River and the various geological formations in the area.
    Thunder Bay_95A0466c.tif
  • The Paper White Birch Tree sprouted its greenery in only two weeks. Winter was very long 2021-22. Once it departed, spring arrived with what could be described as a beautiful vengeance.
    Thunder Bay_95A0768.tif
  • I’m assuming there really was a reason to post this sign. To me, it seems obvious it’s the end of the road. Maybe the lesson is to sit straight when driving to ensure you have a clear view over the hood of the vehicle. So you don’t drive over a cliff and plunge into the ocean.<br />
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Speaking of cliffs, the massive one across the bay showcases layer upon layer of colourful geological rock. Abandoned wind turbines of the former Kamoa Windmill Farm also caught my eye.
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  • The Current River surrounded by geological rock formations and the poplar / birch tree forest.
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  • The Current River surrounded by geological rock formations and the poplar / birch tree forest.
    Cascades_95A0628_BW_Crop.tiff
  • The Current River surrounded by geological rock formations and the poplar / birch tree forest.
    Cascades_95A0628a.tiff
  • The Current River surrounded by geological rock formations and the poplar / birch tree forest.
    Cascades_95A0628_Crop.tiff
  • The Current River surrounded by geological rock formations and the poplar / birch tree forest.
    Cascades_95A0628_BW.tif