The tour is an unending mix of forests of the Canadian Shield.
It skirts the shores of northern lakes and rivers, crosses towering trestles and looks on the same rugged landscapes and majestic views that inspired the Group of Seven to create some of Canada's most notable works of art.
The bedrock underlying this area, formed 2.5 billion years ago, is among the oldest rock in the world.
The ice sheets in that area created the present terraced surface above the Agawa River and below the Canyon walls.
The train ride is 114 miles to the Canyon and hopefully the same on the return.
Why is it miles you may say, we are Canadians and we are metric.
Well, the mile markers were established prior to Canada going metric, and have remained ever since.
Enough of that history. Where are the pictures?
The 1st group show the fall colours as we headed towards the Agawa Canyon.
We probably need to add a few waterfall pictures as there are numerous waterfalls throughout the Canyon Tour.
Earlier we noted that the ride was 114 miles. It takes just over 4 hours to reach the canyon, so we arrived just after noon.
The stop at the Canyon is 90 minutes, and there are various hikes that you can take while you are there. Of course we opted for a couple of walking tours.
The 1st one was to the Black Beaver Falls. How to get to the top of the falls?
Your fearless adventurers were up for the challenge.
These pictures are Bonnie and I after we climbed down from the top of the falls. Unfortunately no photographs are allowed during the ascent or descent as it is too dangerous.
We do need a picture of our train that took us on the tour. There are 16 cars on the train.
I think a few more pictures of the fall colours on the tour are in order. (since I took so many).
The last photo was quite difficult to take as the train was crossing a trestle but the Engineer was willing to wait at the top for me after I took the picture. Quite civil of him I thought. He was Italian of course, so a very nice fellow.
Tomorrow morning we head for home, and tomorrow nights blog will be the last one of our Agawa Canyon Adventure.
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