Today marked the 4 month anniversary of my mom’s death but instead of moping about all day…I went to Algonquin to enjoy a place her and I both loved.
It was a cool day in the park and this morning the campers woke up to snow on their picnic tables! Yes…I said snow! After stopping at the park gate to get my day pass I headed to the Visitor’s center…and I hoped to see a moose on the way through. No moose but a nice visit to the museum none the less.
After the museum I headed to the lookout trail which is one of mom’s favorites. Be warned…the trails are still quite boggy due to the spring run-off. The view as always is gorgeous and you can see things starting to turn green! The trail itself was in pretty good condition and lightly travelled.
After the lookout trail I headed to the Hemlock Bluff trail. This trail should be named the Hemlock Swamp trail. There is tons of wet muddy areas that you have to go through. I had forgotten how long that trail is. The trail takes you to a lookout overlooking the Madawaska River and then down beside a lake. It really is a gorgeous trail.
All in all it was a great day in the park and I look forward to doing more as the summer progresses. The bugs are just starting to come out now but they aren’t that bad yet because it has been too cold.
I took a ton of pictures and you can find them at : http://tinyurl.com/pvr8ra
Happy Mother’s day to all the mom’s out there!
~Enjoy your trip
