I do loves me a Classic Car Cruise!

I loves me a hood ornament!

I loves me some chrome!

And most of all - I loves me some fin!

... and then we do a mad retiree hop, skip and a jump to the Belfountain Conservation Area to see the dam, the "belle" fountain, suspension bridge and the Yellowstone Cave (oohhh, aahhhh!)

 

 

 

On the road with the Mad Retiree to the .....

Cheltenham Badlands

The Cheltenham Badlands are a bizarre geographical spectacle that lies hidden in the Caledon Hills. This area consists of bare, windswept red hills and gullies that are very similar to that of the Alberta badlands. What makes them so bizarre is that they are found in Ontario.

The reddish hue of the Queenston shale is caused by iron oxide, while narrow greenish bands show where groundwater has transformed the rock from red to green iron oxide. The cause of this phenomenon is poor farming practices in the 1930’s which caused overgrazing of this land and the resultant exposure of the Queenston shale that supports little or no vegetation.

Happy Canada Day faces!