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TRAVELLIN' RICK'S PHOTO ALBUM Ouimet Canyon
While traveling through northern Ontario in July 2004 I found one of Ontario's best known secrets, quite by accident. I came across Ouimet Canyon.
It was 6:00 AM in the morning and I had been driving all night long. I was looking for a campsite so I could crash for a day or two. I saw the sign for Ouimet Canyon Provincial Park and pulled in, not knowing it wasn't a campground. I soon found out in a hurry that it wasn't and pulled back onto the road. I was fascinated at what was in the Provincial Park and made a promise that I would come back and visit it later that day.
I had no idea what was in store for me when I went back to visit it later that afternoon. I walked the trail through the park and saw lots of different flower species. I then came across the bridge. I walked over that and looked down. It was a long ways down. However, it wasn't until we got over the bridge and to the lookout point that I realized what was there.
What I saw was a large canyon. It wasn't as big as Grand Canyon, however, it was still pretty big all the same. I was definitely impressed. You could see for miles in both directions. To the south, you could see a swamp land, a river and then large hills in front of you. To the north, just more canyon. Straight down, a long steep drop.
Just to the right of the lookout is a statue of an old Indian made out of rock. There is some legend about this statue. I'm not exactly sure how the legend goes but I do know that it is something about a giant and a princess.
It was pretty awesome finding this canyon in northern Ontario and I definitely know it is a place that I will never forget.
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