Oxtongue River and Whiskey Creek Rapids

Algonquin Park was clogged with traffic - the word had gone out that the leaves were at their peak and the people came in busloads. We passed a seven-kilometer lineup on our way through on Saturday but only had about a 20 minute wait today. Once we had our pass we made our way through the park looking for a hiking trail that wasn't overcrowded. We found two. One was a quiet hike along a river down to the rapids, the other a hike up to the lookout over Jack Lake. The leaves are falling, the smell of autumn was in the air and the colour and light was amazing. We've more than accomplished our goal of experiencing the colour of fall in Eastern Canada and hope we can recall some of what we saw once we are back home.
We are now back in the hotel in Ottawa. Two more days and we leave. Rain is predicted and much cooler weather in the next few days.