Visited My Childhood Stomping Grounds

While visiting Sudbury this summer I finally got a chance to check out my old childhood stomping grounds, along with my daughter and her dog.. This is where we played in grades five and six out in the rocks behind Pine Street along the creek and railway tracks near the slag dump, unsupervised of course and I don’t think our parents even knew where we were. It’s been over sixty years since I explored back there and I was not sure if there had been any changes. The land was still undeveloped, I suspect because it is probably INCO/Vale property, The biggest surprise is that much of what was barren rock back then is now forest.

Google Earth View

Open Street Map View Showing Creek & Railway Tracks

Open Street Map Showing The Location Within Sudbury

Photos Slideshow

 

Ireland Bike Tour - Cycling Day 4, Discovering Ireland's Sheep Slide Show

Today was a day at the beach as we stopped at a wonderful little beach along the route, as well as made a visit to the lovely town of Clifden. More scenery, and did I mention the sheep. The sheep in Ireland seem to have priority over the roads, followed by bicycles and then cars.

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The slide show above starts with a view from our hotel dining room followed by views of the grounds, then it's on to the landscape with an emphasis on geology. We have our first encounters with Ireland’s sheep, as well as stop for a visit to a lovely beach. Final views are from our new hotel room window followed by a visit to the town of Clifden.

The Geology of Kakakiwaganda Lake (Rock Lake)

Every summer we spend about a week at our favourite Bed and Breakfast Whispering Pines On the Bay which is about half-way between Sudbury and Killarney Provincial Park. Not only does it have gracious friendly hosts and interesting guests from all over the world, it is also located on beautiful Kakakiwaganda Lake, or as the l̶o̶c̶a̶l̶s̶  settlers (edit 2023-09-11) call it, Rock Lake.

We also get out kayaking on the lake at least once every visit and one of the most interesting things about the lake is the geology and rock formations along the shore. The photographs in the slide show below were taken from my kayak as I paddled around the lake.



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