Fall Colours

I had a Knights of Columbus meeting to attend on Eganville.  So I packed up the Roadtrek and decided to hike the K and P Trail near Calabogie.  This is the Madawaska spill way beside the generating plant at the trailhead in Calabogie:

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Now the Kingston and Pembroke Railway (The Old K and P) never did reach Pembroke.  It stopped at Renfrew in 1884.  In 1913 CP absorbed it and it was abandoned in the 1970s.  The K and P trail follows the abandoned route and is compacted earth.  I followed it for about 6.5 km before turming around.  Here is a typical view:

It runs straight and flat.  I thought I was in for  boring hike but, it was fun.  Here is some more great colour.

About halfway along, one passed by Norway Lake which is dotted with cottages.  This is the lake that was really hit by a wind storm in early summer.  They went without power for a week or more.

There was lots of wildlife.  Here is a downy woodpecker, possibly a female.  Also saw a heron, mallard ducks, wild turkeys, several deer and a small black animal about twice the size of a squirrel. (sorry no photos)

Somebody hung up their boots and shoes, some appeared to be in good condition.

View of Calabogie Lake looking north, upon my return.

After camping overnight at the Raven`s Knoll near Eganville: http://www.ravensknoll.ca/  I headed for Round Lake and the Bonnechere Provincial Park http://www.ontarioparks.com/english/bonn.html . Here is a view of the beach:

They had a great fitness trail that followed the meandering Bonnechere River.

It was a great day,  Warm and plenty of sunshine.  Nobody there.  Park closes for the season right after Thanksgiving weekend.  Boohoo.

I headed back to Eganville and stopped beside beautiful Golden Lake for a picnic dinner.