Monday, November 21, 2016

Bruce Peninsula, Ontario

The Bruce Peninsula is the narrowest peninsula between Ontario's Lake Huron and the Georgian Bay, which is the most popular summer resort in Ontario. It is more than 100 kilometers deep into Huron Lake, part of the Lake Huron. Its steep cliffs on the east coast are an extension of the Niagara Escarpment, and the beautiful Bruce Peninsula National Park in Here, there is famous for Hiking and Camping activities.




Every year from July to September is a good time to go camping in Tobermory, Ontario. From Toronto to take the ON-410 N and ON-10 to ON-6 N to the end, it is Tobermory town, which at the top of the Blues Peninsula, a total of 3 hours 34 minutes, 296Km. On the south side of Tobermory is Lake Huron, one of the Great Lakes on the US-Canada border. It is on the north side of Georgian Bay, which is as big as Lake Ontario.



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The top of the Bruce Peninsula is the town of Tobermory. Little Tube is the main attraction in Tobermory town. In Little Tube, we can dive and watch a sunken ship. We can also take a cruise tour of the lake, or visit Flowerpot Island for Hiking and sightseeing. To protect and show the natural landscape, the Canadian government established the Fathom Five National Marine Park. White Fish, it is the local cuisine, but I do not love to eat, the less flavor.




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Due to the unique natural and cultural characteristics of this area, Canada's first National Marine Park is built here. This is the Fathom Five National Marine Park, which is very large, including the north and east of the peninsula 20 islands. It has an area of 130 square kilometers of water, an underwater depth of 200 meters of the ecosystem, and 21 historic wreck wreckage in Georgian Bay, its cold, crystal clear waters, there are some sunken ship from the shore only a few meters far. Because of the clear water and the existence of these sunken ships, it provides an excellent underwater terrain for people who love to dive.


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In addition, because the Niagara fault is from the top of the Bruce Peninsula into the Lake Huron, all part of the islands of the Fathom Five National Marine Park, in fact, it is part of this large fault, some like land, it has hard stone, there are over a thousand years of pine and cypress are no one touched, and very beautiful.







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Bruce Peninsula National Park, as a National Park in Ontario, Canada. It is located on the shores of Lake Huron on the Blues Peninsula. The Bruce Peninsula National Park was established in 1987 with a total area of 154 square kilometers.

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Bruce Peninsula National Park Just is only a few steps away from the beautiful town of Tobermory, there are 160 km of hiking trails, forests, cedars and lakes. The Bruce Peninsula National Park is an ideal place for hiking and canoeing. In this protected area we enjoy the beauty of the sunset, and The Grotto's underground caves.





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Flowerpot Island name comes from two huge stones, they are like vases. The two rocks formed in the ice age of ancient times, out of the water because of the tectonic plate movement. Rocks because of the water at the bottom of scour, becomes slender, far look like a bronze vase stands in the sea. On the island of original three "vase", but one because the wind rain, already overburdened collapsed. According to the other two, in the distant future will also be dismembered into nature stone fragments. We see two vase weathering is very severe, may be several years later, there is no vase in Flowerpot Island.



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We have been traveling and vacationing for the Blues Peninsula for five consecutive years. Every time we go to the Blues Peninsula with different friends to have a different feel. But has remained unchanged is the beautiful scenery of the local, and the three colors of the lake brought a good mood. Because every time we go to have new discoveries, and the accumulation of experience. Several times we went to the Blues Peninsula, are the way to choose road trip, the first is our easy to move, the second we easily arrange the time. The beginning of September to the Bruce Peninsula, the weather is sunny, but the temperature is not so high, so cannot swim, but the choice of diving visitors is still very much.

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