Algonquin Provincial Park

Place: Algonquin Provincial Park

Weather: More clouds than sun, 61/81F.

Route: From Ottawa 247km west on Trans Canada Highway, ON-417 W, ON-60 W.

Significance: Algonquin was founded in 1893, making it the oldest provincial park in Canada.  It is almost 3,000 square miles and is on the border of deciduous and coniferous forest, making for a diverse number of plants and animals. There are over 2,400 lakes and 1,200 km of streams and rivers.  There are bear, moose, deer, wolf, 272 species of birds etc. 

Websites: Ontario Parks, Friends of Algonquin Park

Images:

Much of the interior has no roads - so canoes are the preferred method of transportation (from discovermuskoka.com)

Autumn in the park (from algonquinbound.com)