A Day Trip To Pinery Provincial Park

Papa Miggs and I went to  Pinery Provincial park on Friday and had a blast . We have a park pass that we share with our neighbor's / friends Mr & Mrs H  as they are so very kind to let us use and we can use for all provincial parks in Ontario  that we want to tour and enjoy every one of them as we will be buying our own pass next year and years to come  .  This is a long post so I hope you enjoy and don't get to bored by the end lol !

I took photos from the van on our way there as we were driving on the highway .

Miggs just loves road trips and often snoozes and watches things go by from the windows to .

                                                        As Miggs was snoozing I took photos of the scenery .

We have lots of wind turbines  in our area , Papa’s Steel company  has a division for these massive turbines .

We also have lots of wonderful farms/barns in the area to with Amish and Mennonite communities .

                                                             I love the different types and looks of barns .

                                           Taking photos from a moving van is challenging and one I do so enjoy .

                                  Almost harvest time for these fields . The goldenrod has bloomed everywhere now to .

                                                 We arrive at Pinery Provincial park that is off of lake Huron .

We get to the gate house show our pass and they hand us a booklet with all their info and places to explore .

                                                                             And off we go for our adventure .

          We went for a nice hike in the woods that has beautiful tall pines hence the name Pinery hehe !

                           I love taking photos of Papa and Miggs walking together especially on a forest hike .

                                                              

                                                                           Look up, look wayyy up into the pine trees !

Pinery’s natural features are staggering – 2,532 ha (6,330 acres) in size; over 757 plant, 325 bird and 60 butterfly species to name just a few groups; a globally rare Oak Savanna ecosystem; freshwater coastal dunes; habitat for endangered species; and the largest protected forest in southwestern Ontario.

The recreational opportunities in Pinery are equally diverse – 10 km beach; 10 nature trails; a 14 km bike trail; 38 km of ski trails; canoeing, kayaking and paddle boarding; fishing; cycling; and one of the largest year-round interpretive programs in Ontario.

It was a lovely hike and the paths were perfect and large enough for both bikes and people to pass on . 

They have many looks outs over lake Huron from the trails end , it was a beautiful sight to see and  the weather was perfect not to hot or humid with cool lake breezes .

                                                                     So we rested for bit and enjoyed the views .

                                                                            Then it was time to head back .

And go for a swim on one of the two dog beaches they have there . Miggs loves the water and we love playing in it with her and relaxing on the beach .

After we had a nice play and swim in the water we went for a walk along the beach , I love drift wood and this one was huge .

                                            After we got back to our spot on the beach, we sat  and relaxed

                                     and watched all the other people and doggies playing and had a few 4 legged visitor's to .

It was a fun day and we will be doing it again as the Autumn/Fall season gets closer  for all the wonderful  colours and go back to Pinery as we didn't get to see all it has to offer , like the dunes and a few of the nature shops  .Next year we hope to get to many more of our lovely provincial parks but we did stop for ice cream there before we left the park and Miggs loved that  to.

               All the way home Miggs snoozed , Papa and I were pleasantly tired and fresh aired out from our fun day at

                                                                                             Pinery Provincial park !

                                                                                                Until next time .

                                                                                                  Country Gal