Another weekend, another weekend hike with Jordan. This time, we hiked in Forks of the Credit Provincial Park and headed for the mill ruins at Cataract Falls.
Unfortunately, the trail past the ruins and viewing platform have been closed and well fenced-off while replacement of the platform is under consideration. Not to be thwarted in our attempts to get a view of the ruins and falls, we followed the trail to the north side of the river and turned onto the Elora-Cataract Trailway and found a path down the upper slope of the gorge to the rail line and crossed to a fenced location where we could overlook the ruins and river with a view upstream.
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| Credit River Upstream at Cataract Falls | |
Canon EOS M - Kolari Dual Spectrum (IR & vis) Conversion
Canon EF-M 11-22 f/4-5.6 IS STM @ f/8
Kolari 590nm Filter
1/100 s, ISO 100
It was 5 years since I had last
visited and 10 or 15 since I first visited. Sadly, the increased foot
traffic and use of the park over that time has changed it's character
... not for the better. Like many parks and trails that see overuse, footpaths are well worn but the infuriating signs of disrespectful visitors, ignorant of their impact, were far too numerous. Discarded used diapers, food containers, dozens of empty water bottles, tissue and toilet paper were to be found in the trailside bushes ... without having to look very hard :-(
DJE
