ABOUT THE FILM Journey deep into the breathtaking lakes and backcountry of the La Cloche Mountains, perched along the north shore of Georgian Bay. With its clear blue lakes, striking white quartzite and pink granite hills, Killarney Provincial Park offers some of Ontario’s most unforgettable canoeing and hiking adventures. Filmmakers Daryl Phillips and Scott Jordan invite …
For the past three decades, I have been canoeing and photographing the Killarney landscape. Apart from a few relics from the days before the Park was established, it seems like the landscape has not significantly changed over the centuries. There has been some deforestation, acid rain and forest fires, but those ancient hills remain. This …
Enjoyed a brief visit and conversation with Kevin Callan (AKA the Happy Camper) down by the lake at our home and B&B in Bancroft, Ontario.
I have two works selected for the 2024 Juried Exhibition at the Art Gallery of Bancroft. This exhibition lasts untilDecember 27, 2024.
A Tribute to the Beauty of the La Cloche Mountain Range and a Celebration of Thirty Years of Adventure in Killarney Provincial Park – Coming 2025! IN A LAND WHERE TIME STANDS STILL For the past three decades, I have been canoeing and photographing the Killarney landscape. Apart from a few relics from the days …
sĭm″bē-ō′sĭs noun Lichen have scientific names as though they are a species of organism, but actually lichen is a fungus and an alga living in a symbiotic relationship (both are benefited by living together.) The fungus cannot photosynthesize so it cannot create food from solar energy, but the alga can photosynthesize. The alga needs water …
“This is so the best day ever” my daughter exclaimed as she watched the popcorn kernels explode into their white, fluffy glory. The handle for the Jiffy Pop was much too short and I had to set it on the fire. I should have known better. She paid no attention to my apology for burning …
There is no such island in Killarney, but in my daughter’s mind we were on Mosquito Island for the duration of our shortest canoe trip to date. We drove up to the park for the weekend to host a film screening of Wilderness Trails at the park amphitheatre. Scott (co-creator of the film) and his …
These photographs represent 10 days of hiking on the La Cloche Silhouette Trail in Killarney Provincial Park. The trail is approximately 80 kms + the distance to travel from the main trail to each of the campsites and back. That put our total distance hiked to just under 100kms. The majority of these photographs were …
Where are the canoes? I keep looking for the canoe in the photos because it has been such an integral part of all my trips into Killarney. My first trip into the Killarney backcountry was 1994. Last winter I got inspired to mix it up, try something new. I abandoned the familiar mode of travel …