Bruce Peninsula National Park

August 05, 2012  •  3 Comments

It was the usual four of us who got up in the middle of the night to head out to see the sunrise.  Well Ok not exactly the middle of the night but around 4 am.   We had to get up this early to make it in time to see the sun rise.   It was about an half hour drive or so to the park plus another 20-30 minute hike on the Bruce Trail  to get to the water.  

 

On the way to the park we came across farmers fields covered in mist.    We managed to pass the first one but by the time we reached the second field,  Don just had to stop the car to take some quick photos.  We didn't have much time because we did not want to miss the sunrise and it was getting late.    I just took a couple of shots,  didn't get the exact look I was going for but I still found this shot to be a bit interesting.

 

This was the view I saw after hiking for about 20 minutes and getting to the water.    I was pretty overwhelmed by how beautiful it was.

 

As you can guess I took lots of photos but also remembered to just enjoy the scenery.   This is the same view as above but the sun is just starting to rise and lighten the skies. 

 

I remember hiking over the boulders and rocks down to the shoreline to set up the tripod for these shots.  It was a really rocky area and a little difficult to move around.  For a while I was happy to stay put in one place.

 

I was so impressed with the sunrise.  I'm pretty sure it will be a while before I get up this early  but it sure was worth it.  The sky actually looked like this.

 

One more shot of the sun coming up.

 

For this shot I had hiked up some boulders which overlooked the other side Georgian Bay.  There were rugged cliffs everyone you looked and thousand year old cedar trees.  Of course the only four people out at this time were us so we had the entire area to ourselves.  Not surprising considering how early it was.

 

You can see all of the rocks that we had to climb over/around.  

 

I couldn't get over how scenic it was everywhere I looked and what great colours there were all around.

 

This was definitely my favourite place that we visited.  Boulders, trees and water- what more could anyone want?

 

My artistic shot of the morning.

 

I hiked through the boulders.

 

 

 

I just kept seeing more and more photo opportunities as I hiked around.  

 

What great boulders.

 

 

 

 

One of my last shots of the day as it was time to hike back to the car and start our regular day!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Comments

Wendy Sanborne(non-registered)
These are super photos, Marsha. I kept saying "this is my favorite", then I'd look at the next one and say, "This is my favorite." Great boulders (and congrats on maneuvering around them). I think the sunrise that you said it actually looked like that, the sunrise after that one, and the vertical shoreline with boulders are the real winners. Great morning
Sandro(non-registered)
Thank you for these photos. This is one of the most beautiful places in the world to me.

I would spend many summers of my childhood and adulthood here. Our family would make annual trips to then Cyprus Lake, now the Fathom five National Park.

With friends I would do the most beautiful and difficult hiking between Rattle Snake Point and Tobermory. This area is the vision I often go to when things are stressful. My 'happy place' you could say.

I will bring my son Luca here as soon as possible.

I would love to buy a few from you if possible, and mount it on our wall. The one with the sun coming up its extrordinary!!

Thanks again

Sandro
Wendy(non-registered)
The boulders are very impressive as were the angles that you got. The pictures of the sunrise speak for themselves - serene, beautiful colour and lights - really impressive pictures, Marsha (although the hiking sounded a bit daunting to me:).
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