Manitoba Tourist Destination

We took a drive out to Steeprock a few weeks ago just before all the leaves blew off the trees, about a 3 hour drive north of Winnipeg.  It was a lovely warm late summer day even on the open shores of Lake Manitoba and all the fall colours were evident.  The limestone rock formations here are a very popular spot for photographers.  Photos are a little deceiving however, because although these may look like high cliffs (photo above) they are really not that high – just the angle that the photo was taken at.  One thing in great abundance that day were garter snakes and I presume they were beginning to migrate back to their limestone sinkholes for the winter at Steeprock the same as they do in the Narcisse area.  Snakes were literally everywhere, swimming to shore from somewhere on Lake Manitoba, on the ground, on the smooth pebbled shore and sunning on the little rock ledges on the limestone “cliffs”.  If anyone has a great fear of these harmless snakes they would definitely not have enjoyed the day.

Below, some more photos of the rock formations and on the next post in a few days I’ll post the Steeprock garter snakes.

Enjoy!

~Sharon

We are experiencing some great weather as we head into fall with our temperatures reaching the mid 20′s celcius which is quite above average for this time of year.  This post is dedicated to some late summer scenes as we head into our fall season. Below are bunch berries growing on a moss covered log in Atitaki Wilderness Provincial Park.

Below: A silhouette of my cousin on the shore of Lake Manitoba.

Below: A dragonfly resting on a garden flower.

Below: Eastern Kingbird at a local pond.

Below: Cranberry Bush with ripened fruit.

Enjoy!

~Sharon

Summer is passing so quickly and I have hundreds of  new photos to catalogue and post.  Hopefully the “New Photos” Gallery will be updated in a few weeks – hope you will keep checking.

I almost passed this lovely bird by as it was swimming among Canada Geese at Hecla Island.  It was the little tuft of feather sticking up on its head that made me turn around and take a second look.  I have never seen this type of goose before – but they could be easily by-passed as my reference book indicates they can be found amongst the Canada Geese  as singles or small numbers.  They are about the same size as Canada Geese but their bill has a pinkish tone and their plumage quite different than Canadas.

Below – Greater White Fronted Goose swimming with Canada Geese.

Enjoy!

~Sharon