Welcome back everyone!
Before I get into some of my own driving routes for visiting
multiple Ontario Parks in one trip, I have an update to make. Since this past
week has been unnaturally nice for this late in September, I decided to take
full advantage and visit another Ontario Park to cool off in. On Tuesday after
class I made my way down to Rock Point Provincial Park, bringing my total now
to 25, only 88 to go. It was only a quick afternoon trip, but it was greatly
enjoyed!
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Fallavollita, E. (2017, September, 26). Rock Point Provincial Park. [Image].
Now, getting back to some more routes. First, let's take a look at a driving route that I took this past summer, exploring some of Northwestern Ontario.
Starting from Port Carling in Muskoka, I took the six and a half hour drive to Pancake Bay Provincial Park. We stayed in a yurt at this park since it was just a one night stop.
Fallavollita, E. (2017, July, 11). Pancake Bay Provincial Park [Image].
Continuing on was another six and a half hour drive to Sleeping Giant Provincial Park. Though the drive times may seem long, we had such an amazing view the whole time, it was well worth it.
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Fallavollita, E. (2017, July 12). Driving along the shores of Lake Superior. [Image]. 
Fallavollita, E. (2017, July 12). Sleeping Giant Provincial Park. [Image].
We stayed at Sleeping Giant for a few nights since there was so much to do and explore. Since the weather did not cooperate the whole trip, we decided one of the rainy days we could take a trip to Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park. From Sleeping Giant to the Falls, it was an hour and twenty minute drive.
 
Fallavollita, E. (2017, July 12). Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park. [Image].
The falls was quite the spectacle as they are dubbed the Niagara Falls of the North. Definitely a must see if you are ever in the Thunder Bay area. After our few day stay at Sleeping Giant, it was time to head for the descend back. Our first stop was an hour out at Ouimet Canyon Provincial Park. Since the park is only a day use park, it was a great distance for a quick stop to explore the canyon.
 
Fallavollita, E. (2017, July 15). Ouiumet Canyon Provincial Park. [Image].
From the Canyon it was another six hours and 10 minutes of driving along the TransCanada highway taking in the majestic views of Lake Superior. Our next stop for an hour was Batchawana Bay Provincial Park. Now between Ouimet and Batchawana there are many Provincial Parks to go an explore. Due to my time limit and having to get back to work, we forwent these parks and put them on our list for another trip.
 
Fallavollita, E. (2017, July 13). Batchawana Bay Provincial Park. [Image].
Making our way back home we decided to stop at one more park that was en route. Four hours from our departure we arrived at French River Provincial Park. Another quick visit to explore and stretch our legs before we made the three hour last stretch home.
 
Fallavollita, E. (2017, July 16). French River Provincial Park. [Image].
In 5 days of our camping trip we were able to visit 6 Ontario Provincial Parks! Some parks require more time to be spent at to fully enjoy all that it has to offer while others you can spend a few hours to explore and appreciate.
Fallavollita, E. (2017, October, 1). Camping Driving Route [Google Map Screenshot].
Like I said earlier, along this route there were many other Parks that we passed. My Mom and I have already started planning other trips we can take that will include these parks while going further North.
There are so many different routes and options that one could take when trying to visit all of the Ontario Provincial Parks. It cannot all be done at once unless you have a very large amount of time on your hands. I wish I did but unfortunately I don't, so I have to break these trips up and visit the parks a little at a time. I want to be able to fully enjoy all that these parks have to offer so I also don't want to rush the trips. It is going to take a lot of planning and time to visit all of the parks, but it will be done.
We already have our next big camping trip planned for next summer where we will be visiting another four Parks as well as some Spring and Fall camps where more parks will be visited!
Until next time, keep on exploring!
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Using Haiku Deck
I decided to look more into Haiku Deck for my
genius hour learning object. Haiku Deck has been dubbed the new PowerPoint for
education. I think that this platform is a great tool to use for students to
demonstrate their findings from their genius hour projects. Haiku deck has the
ability in a fresh and flexible way to collect and present facts, share ideas,
tell visual stories, illustrate processes, capture evidence, and explore
connections between words and images. Students can tell a story of the journey
and process of their genius hour using Haiku deck. Students can communicate
their message and findings clearly using a variety of visuals and texts. The
platform encourages storytelling, which allows for students to not just read
verbatim what is on slides, but to elaborate on what each slide entails through
its visuals. The way that Haiku Deck ensures that there is not an overload of
information on each slide is by shrinking the text size as more words get
added. This allows for students to choose better word choices to convey their
message in fewer words as well, increasing their vocabulary. Haiku Deck will
allow for students to unlock their creative flow to present their work of their
genius hour project in a manner that would make them feel proud of their work
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