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Apkesh - 28 Sep 2004 21:40 GMT

Hi, I am in Toronto next weekend and would like to take some shots of
the leafs turning colors. Does anyone know of a great place for this
within an hour drive from Toronto? Thanks!

Apkesh

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EC - 28 Sep 2004 22:05 GMT

> Hi, I am in Toronto next weekend and would like to take some shots of
> the leafs turning colors. Does anyone know of a great place for this
> within an hour drive from Toronto? Thanks!
>
> Apkesh

Head north on Hwy 400. Doesn't really matter where. Anything past the
last McDonald's is considered "up north." :o) You might be early,
though, for the really spectacular colours.

EC

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f/256 - 29 Sep 2004 00:37 GMT

> > Hi, I am in Toronto next weekend and would like to take some shots of
> > the leafs turning colors. Does anyone know of a great place for this
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> last McDonald's is considered "up north." :o) You might be early,
> though, for the really spectacular colours.

You'd have to drive at a speed of 180 mph or so to find places with
significative color change an hour away from Toronto. I just came back from
Algonquin Park and even there peak colors are a week or so away, no real
changes in the Toronto area. As far as the McDonalds thing, you'd have to
drive past the continental divide for that kind of pollution not to be part
of the landscape :o)

Guillermo

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McLeod - 30 Sep 2004 00:18 GMT

>You'd have to drive at a speed of 180 mph or so to find places with
>significative color change an hour away from Toronto. I just came back from
>Algonquin Park and even there peak colors are a week or so away, no real
>changes in the Toronto area. As far as the McDonalds thing, you'd have to
>drive past the continental divide for that kind of pollution not to be part
>of the landscape :o)

It is changing very quickly. I am on Georgian Bay and the last couple
of nights with the cold and full moon (although, I don't think the
moon has anything to do with it) the trees have started changing very
rapidly. The maples are going red, by this weekend it will be
beautiful.

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Alan Smithee - 29 Sep 2004 02:45 GMT

Not "leafs" turning (it's a Toronto joke) but interesting none-the-less is
the "Distillery" area just east of downtown near the harbour. The exterior
is great for turn-of-the-century architecture. If you want to do some
low-light shooting visit the Sandra Ainsley Gallery located at the
Distillery. They specialize in glass sculpture, just be careful and don't
bump into anything because some of the pieces are worth up to $300,000.
For Leaves you could also try one of the many parks. Bring a rake and make a
pile to jump into.

> Hi, I am in Toronto next weekend and would like to take some shots of
> the leafs turning colors. Does anyone know of a great place for this
> within an hour drive from Toronto? Thanks!
>
> Apkesh

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The Wogster - 29 Sep 2004 03:05 GMT

>Hi, I am in Toronto next weekend and would like to take some shots of
>the leafs turning colors. Does anyone know of a great place for this
>within an hour drive from Toronto? Thanks!

There are many places, what kind of photos do you want to take? If
your into nature, then go to http://www.out-there.com/ca00ont.htm or
http://www.ontarioparks.com you can get directional maps from
http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/traveller/map/southindexpdf.htm.

W

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Francis A. Miniter - 29 Sep 2004 03:11 GMT

Within Toronto, there is Edwards Gardens and Willets Creek
Park, part of the Don Valley park system. Also, the Islands
are beautiful. To the west, beginning just south of
Hamilton there is the Niagara Escarpment. And to the
northwest, not far from Guelph and about an hour from
Toronto, is the Elora Gorge.

Francis A. Miniter

> Hi, I am in Toronto next weekend and would like to take some shots of
> the leafs turning colors. Does anyone know of a great place for this
> within an hour drive from Toronto? Thanks!
>
> Apkesh

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Uranium Committee - 29 Sep 2004 16:56 GMT

> Hi, I am in Toronto next weekend and would like to take some shots of
> the leafs turning colors. Does anyone know of a great place for this
> within an hour drive from Toronto? Thanks!
>
> Apkesh

Go due west or due east on the 401. I'm sure you'll find something.

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The Wogster - 29 Sep 2004 17:12 GMT

>> Hi, I am in Toronto next weekend and would like to take some shots of
>> the leafs turning colors. Does anyone know of a great place for this
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>
>Go due west or due east on the 401. I'm sure you'll find something.

Naw, go North, actually the only thing you will find today on the 401
is frustrated drivers, paint truck vs garbage truck, at 3:30 this
morning, had the whole thing blocked off all morning.....

W

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Jordan Wosnick - 29 Sep 2004 19:43 GMT

> Naw, go North, actually the only thing you will find today on the 401
> is frustrated drivers, paint truck vs garbage truck, at 3:30 this
> morning, had the whole thing blocked off all morning.....

Yup, and the paint truck apparently met its fate in a giant
fireball. In any case, the colours haven't really started
changing here and you'd be hard-pressed to find rich colours
within an hour of Toronto at the moment. That said, the nights
have been getting quite cold, so the change may not be far off...

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The Wogster - 30 Sep 2004 04:30 GMT

>> Naw, go North, actually the only thing you will find today on the 401
>> is frustrated drivers, paint truck vs garbage truck, at 3:30 this
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>within an hour of Toronto at the moment. That said, the nights
>have been getting quite cold, so the change may not be far off...

I hear that Algonquin should be 50/50 this weekend, more then an hour,
but it's a nice drive, a good way to go is North on the 400, then up
Hwy 11 to Huntsville, head over to Algonquin go right through the
park, Head down from Whitney, down to Hwy 62 through Maynooth,
Bancroft along 28 to Peterborough, then down the 115, and back along
the 401. Make as many stops as you like along the way. Colours
should be good along the way. Expect the circuit to take about a day
and a half.

I have heard that cold causing the leaves to change, is a myth, it's
actually the fact that lower amounts of daylight mean less energy for
the tree, so it drops it's leaves, the sap goes down into the roots,
and the tree effectively goes into hibernation. In the spring more
light, causes the tree to send sap back up into the trunk, and it
produces new leaves.

W

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