Ontario-Killarney

It's so beautiful here! So wild, so fresh, so clean! The population here is 454, with a population density of 0.3/km , so you know that it's really small town here. Actually, it is a municipality. At 49 10'N by 99 40'W it can be -15 C in the winter with moderate snowfall, 20 C in the summerwith a moderate amount of sunshine.

Even though it shares some of the same characteristics as other regions in the Boreal Shield, Killarney has a few spine-tingling differences. Take the La Cloche Mountains for example (below). Formed from white quartzite and rose granite, they peek out from behind the backdrop of the evergreens.

The closest national park is Georgian Bay Island National park, but that doesn't stop the local Killarnians from making a living off of tourism. In Killarney, you can go camping, hiking (or you can go on a week long hike and camp), canoeing, kayaking, boating and yurting. Fishing is a more minor industry. Today, my family and I hiked up to this place called The Crack. We could see for miles around. It was hard getting there, but the view was worth it.