Everyone agreed that September was the hottest month in 2017 in Ontario, Canada. The last weekend was particularly cruel - the mercury was predicted to reach +38 C / 100 F with humidex in Toronto. Clearly, that's the kind of weather you don't want to spend in the city, so we decided to head as far north as possible without exhausting ourselves too much with a long drive. Restoule Provincial Park seemed like a good option considering that not many people would drive 4.5 hours from Toronto to get away from the nasty heat.

Just north of Toronto lies one of the most beautiful regions in Canada commonly referred to as Cottage Country.  A big part of it is called Muskoka, a well-known weekend gateway and a popular vacation destination for people from all over Canada and the northeastern US. Most people who come to Muskoka are from Toronto though, because every Torontonian seems to love Muskoka. And you know exactly what I mean if you happened to get stuck in heavy traffic on summer long weekends on Highway 400 that connects Muskoka and Toronto. But today, I'm going to show you another place called 30,000 Islands of Georgian Bay, a little less known yet even more beautiful compared to Muskoka.  

Though common in the United States and other parts of the world, badlands are a rare terrain in Canada. The name "badlands" was probably given by people who could not cultivate this land. But badlands are not as bad as they sound. It's actually quite the opposite, and many artists and just regular visitors find badlands very spectacular and even mesmerizing because of the variety of shapes and colours. Let's take a look at the largest badlands in Canada located in Dinosaur Provincial Park in Southern Alberta.

It has become a good family tradition to spend a second weekend of October in nature. What is so special about the second weekend of October? This is when Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving Day, and with extra Monday off people can enjoy a long weekend.