I hope that everyone has had a great week!I hope that everyone is in the camping mood as we embark further along my Genius Hour journey. Last week I told you that we will take a look at at some longer trip opportunities that will take us through a variety of parks at once. Well I never break a promise so here we go.
Taking a look at the Ontario Parks blog under driving routes, they provide five amazing routes that take you along different regions of Ontario. Breaking them down we have the Hurontario Route, Algonquin Ottawa Route, Georgian Bay Route, Lake Superior Route, and last but not least, the Rideau Heritage Route. Now these preplanned routes don't take you to all of the provincial parks but they do encompass 35 of the 113 parks. Not a bad start I must say. Let's take a closer look at each of these recommended routes!
Hurontario Route:
Parks Blog. (2016, August 23). Hurontario Route. [Online Image] Retrieved from http://www.ontarioparks.com/parksblog/hurontario-route/#more-14886
This route takes you through 8 Ontario Provincial Parks. Travelling between the landscapes of Midland and Kingston, you will encounter wind-swept pines, rocky outcrops of the Canadian Shield and the lush mixed forests of the Great St. Lawrence Lowlands. Parks you will be visiting include Frontenac, Bon Echo, Lake St. Peter, Silent Lake, Petroglyphs, Balsam Lake, Awenda, and Sibbald Point.
Parks Blog. (2016, August 23). Hurontario Driving Route. [Online Image] Retrieved from http://www.ontarioparks.com/parksblog/hurontario-route/#more-14886
Algonquin Ottawa Route:
Parks Blog. (2016, August 9). Algonquin Ottawa Route. [Online Image] Retrieved from http://www.ontarioparks.com/parksblog/highlights-of-ontario-route-ottawa-algonquin-toronto/#more-12069
Driving through this scenic route will get you to 7 of the Ontario Provincial Parks. A bevy of waterfalls and rapids to explore along this drive. While embarking on this journey you will visit Arrowhead, Oxtongue River-Ragged Falls, Algonquin, Rideau River, Charelston, Sandbanks and Presqu'ile Provincial Parks.
Parks Blog. (2016, August 9). Algonquin Ottawa Driving Route. [Online Image] Retrieved from http://www.ontarioparks.com/parksblog/highlights-of-ontario-route-ottawa-algonquin-toronto/#more-12069
Georgian Bay Route:
Parks Blog. (2016, August, 9). Georgian Bay Route. [Online Image] Retrieved from http://www.ontarioparks.com/parksblog/georgian-bay-circle-tour/#more-12068
Driving this route will take you through a variety of iconic tourist spots. 10 Ontario Parks are featured within the route which include Awenda, Wasaga Beach, Misery Bay, Chutes, Fairbank, Killarney, French River, Grundy Lake, Killbear, and Oastler Lake Provincial Park.
Parks Blog. (2016, August, 9). Georgian Bay Driving Route. [Online Image] Retrieved from http://www.ontarioparks.com/parksblog/georgian-bay-circle-tour/#more-12068
Lake Superior Coastal Route:
Parks Blog. (2016, August, 9). Lake Superior Route. [Online Image] Retrieved from http://www.ontarioparks.com/parksblog/lake-superior-coastal-route/#more-12067
Dubbed as a 'bucket list' driving route, this route takes you through Sault Ste. Marie to Thunder Bay along the Trans Canada Highway with views of the majestic Lake Superior. 6 Ontario Parks are featured on this trip including Pancake Bay, Lake Superior, Neys, Sleeping Giant, Ouimet Canyon and Kakabeka Falls Provincial Parks.
Parks Blog. (2016, August, 9). Georgian Bay Driving Route. [Online Image] Retrieved from http://www.ontarioparks.com/parksblog/georgian-bay-circle-tour/#more-12068
Rideau Heritage Route:
Parks Blog. (2016, August, 9). Rideau Heritage Route. [Online Image] Retrieved from http://www.ontarioparks.com/parksblog/rideau-heritage-route/#more-12070
This last route takes us to visit 4 Ontario Parks along its route. An alternative drive to major highways, this route takes you across a bevy of landscapes. Rideau River, Charleston Lake, Murphy's Point and Frontenac Provincial Parks are all featured along this route.
Parks Blog. (2016, August, 9). Rideau Heritage Driving Route. [Online Image] Retrieved from http://www.ontarioparks.com/parksblog/rideau-heritage-route/#more-12070
This portion of my Genius Hour project has allowed me to explore some recommended driving routes to some Ontario Provincial Parks based on regions. While each route does not encompass all of the potential parks in the area, it does a good job of spacing the parks out and including a good amount. As I keep on exploring more routes that connect Ontario Parks, I am confirming my passion for camping and the outdoors and increasing my drive to visit all of them. So far in this course, I have learned a lot and have been able to apply what I have learned to demonstrate new visuals and methods of putting presentations together, something I failed miserably at beforehand.
For next week I am going to be going over some of my own driving routes that encompassed more than one provincial park visited and compare them to the routes that the Ontario Blog had.
See you all next week! :)
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