Showcase your province's varied landscapes

[MattBerryOfficial]

Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

Came across some cool Georgian Bay shots.

Batt Bay Green Island by Dale Roddick, on Flickr

I would love to go canoeing through this area.

[megadude]

Those GB shots show why navigation charts or GPS is so important there. There are shoals everywhere and some sit just inches below the surface. It's peaks and valleys all over. One second you're in 65 feet of water and the next you're in 2 feet of water. My BIL broke off his prop in the Waubashene area of GB and the rock formations there are pretty spread out. Nothing like in those pics.

My neighbour went on a dude's weekend trip last week, golfing around Barrie first then staying in an island cottage in Honey Harbour. They went fishing too.

Not sure if it's the same area as in the photos you posted, but the area is called 30,000 islands for a reason. GB is often called the sixth Great Lake if one separates it from Lake Huron.


Honey Harbour:

https://issuu.com/lakelandboating/do...11c/s/11786696

[TownGuy]

Awesome photos of Georgian Bay. I mentioned this in another thread but it has to be one of the most underrated areas in Canada. It's the world's largest freshwater archipelago, 30,000 islands. Relatively unknown considering that. It may be an accessibility issue as you pretty much need a boat to see explore it.

[megadude]

Yeah, need a boat, but nothing special (even a Kayak is fine) The 30,000 islands run along the eastern shore so it's close to land and population centres. Lots of launches and should be fairly well protected from the winds of GB. So I do agree that it's lesser known than it should be.

There's multiple cruise ships to go on tours with. There's one I regularly see in Penetang Harbour and then there's the one I saw out of Parry Sound.

I'll be up north for the last week of August so gotta find some things to keep me occupied. Need to think of a couple new spots to launch out of that I've never been. Preferably scenic. Problem is that I don't know where the fishing spots are so while the landscape may be pretty, the fishing could be a real miss, which has happened to me several times before.

[MonctonRad]

Good example of a glacially scoured landscape.

[giallo]

Spent some time on Savary Island on the Sunshine Coast last week. Amazing little island.

[mcminsen]

Originally Posted by giallo

Spent some time on Savary Island on the Sunshine Coast last week. Amazing little island.

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Thanks so much for posting these pics of Savary Island.
A late friend of mine went there many times over the years with her partner to camp out.
She talked a lot about it and I think it was her favourite place in the whole world.

[giallo]

Originally Posted by mcminsen

Thanks so much for posting these pics of Savary Island.
A late friend of mine went there many times over the years with her partner to camp out.
She talked a lot about it and I think it was her favourite place in the whole world.

You're welcome.

It's interesting you say that about your friend. My brother has been fixing up his cabin there for a few years, and I finally got the chance to go last week. He's been telling me for over a year that it's his favourite place on earth.

It's definitely a special and beautiful part of the world, and it seems to really get its hooks into people. It takes a long time to get there though.

[giallo]

Some more pics of Savary Island.





























Savary Island has a problem with abandoned trailers and RVs over the years.

[LeftCoaster]

Originally Posted by giallo

Some more pics of Savary Island.

Keep going north, it gets even warmer. Pendrell Sound is usually around mid 80s this time of year. It's wild.

Great pics tho, Savary is lovely!

[giallo]

Originally Posted by LeftCoaster

Keep going north, it gets even warmer. Pendrell Sound is usually around mid 80s this time of year. It's wild.

Great pics tho, Savary is lovely!

I heard that. I'd love to spend a couple of weeks exploring Desolation Sound - so many inlets and islands everywhere.


Here's a drone video I made of Savary Island when I was there.

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