Before going to Thousand Islands, I did some research. I had heard from friends about it a long time ago. They said the magic of the place was that many people went there and actually counted the number of islands. Of course, we don’t know what happened next. It just made me more curious about the place. I was really looking forward to seeing all kinds of islands and the beautiful scenery on them.
This Jones Creek area is at the far end of the whole park. Actually, about half an hour after leaving Kingston, we were already in the national park.
This is a scenic spot called Halsteads Bay, which we reached shortly after turning onto Thousand Islands Parkway from Highway 2. Landons Bay behind it is the first land area. We didn’t go there this time, maybe next time!
Actually, translating it into Thousand Islands is wrong. It is said to be Thousand Islands (Thousand Islands). Besides, what we see is no longer Lake Ontario, but the St. Lawrence River.
A few trees, a stone, a few clouds, a bay of water, beautiful!
It would be nice to have a house by the water here, living a life like a god.
The weather is great now, I feel excited and continue on!
Thousand Islands, or archipelago, are found in many places, but it seems that none are like here, on these islands, there are many such houses,
One small island, one house; one small island, one house.
I only realized that the people who live here are more like “hermits” than those by the lake.
This one is slightly bigger, maybe it has a neighbor.
This one is even more exaggerated, like a house that was flooded after a flood.
Reality can really be “unreal” beyond my imagination.
I just stood here for a while, and I felt like I was touched by a lot of fairy spirit.
This is the overall map of the trails we are going to take. We plan to walk a few of the ones in the small map first, then go to the main Snipe Trail. We didn’t go down Hawk and Wolf because we were going to cross the river to the US side in the afternoon.
This is the connecting path from the parking lot to the Bear Trail.
The Bear Trail is characterized by its forest and rocks.
This area is characterized by the intersection of water and land, so there is water everywhere, and there are such wooden bridges everywhere.
We walked past the Bear and the Heron, and we came to the connecting bridge to the Snipe.
The wind blew, and the surface of the water rippled. Staring at the water, it seemed as if our bridge was floating on the water. But looking closer, we found that the bridge was really moving, the middle part of the bridge is a floating bridge.
There is also a section that arches up, probably for boats to pass underneath.
We started walking the 4-kilometer Snipe Trail.
The trail turns and starts going uphill, and the road is also quite Rocky.
We turned again to a bay corner, the trees with red leaves on the shore are quite interesting.
We are climbing up again. The signs here are very clear. There is a signpost every 50 meters and every two signs also mark the distance.
You definitely don’t have to worry about getting lost.
This is an important intersection, cross the creek, you can continue to walk the Hawk Trail, Wolf Trail.
Because of time constraints, we temporarily decided not to continue walking. We mainly climbed the mountain to experience it, move our legs, and experience a different aspect of nature, but our physical strength is indeed limited, so we decided to turn back here.
These are the trees that fell down in previous years, they are sawed open and placed on both sides of the road.
When we returned to the connecting bridge, two wild ducks sang and swam past freely.
We went back to the Heron Trail and walked out to the other side to go back.
Climbing up a hill, you can see the connecting bridge we just walked on. This view is a hallmark of this area, it is in the park’s brochure.
Finally, we returned to the starting point of the park. This experience is quite unforgettable, those families living on different islands are really something I envy. It is like having their own territory, and their carefree lifestyle is truly something to yearn for!
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