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| driftwood in the bay |
2,558 miles
July 14 - This
sheltered bay on the Ottawa River was created in 1950, when the construction of
the Des Joachims hydro-electric dam 12 km downstream blocked and enlarged this
section of the river. The reservoir lake
is named Holden Lake. This modern bay is
a place where driftwood floating downstream settles and washes ashore, especially
in the springtime.
The
Driftwood Provincial Park is a popular summer destination for campers who enjoy
hiking, swimming, canoeing, and fishing in the river. Although
the park is gated in the winter, people can enter on foot for hiking,
cross-country skiing and snow-shoeing.
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| Driftwood Park: cleared hiking trail |
An esker is a long, winding ridge of stratified sand and gravel formed by Ice Age glaciers in Europe and North America. Spectacular examples can be seen in Ireland, Sweden, and Alaska.
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| esker example (Manitoba) |
Eskers are frequently several miles long and,
because of their peculiar uniform shape, are somewhat like sinuous railway
embankments. The eskers at Driftwood
Park are small examples, and not easily photographed, but interesting nonetheless.
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| trailside bunchberry |
info: Wikipedia.com
images: Google Images
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