On the first day after arriving in Charlevoix, we drove up from La Malbaie and visited this breathtakingly beautiful park. We had chosen to stay at La Malabaie only because it would be in close proximity to the few places we had planned to visit; the ride to the Hautes-Gorges Park took about an hour and a half.
The drive was really lovely, and we passed through a number of fields of wildflowers and some really quaint and picture-perfect villages. Something we observed was that each village had it's own landscaping theme. I particularly remember a couple of villages where one had put puppets/effigies in their front yard that ranged from an Elvis Presley doll, to a nun in her habit sitting and swinging. Another village had small sets of the Nativity scene or little altars of worship at the front of their houses. Unfortunately, they were country roads, and too narrow for us to pull over and take pictures. Now I'm regretting not having attempted a few shots from the car itself. Maybe I'll have the opportunity of going back again, if only to take pictures of these villages.
There was one little patch of pretty pink Sheep Laurel and I just had to photograph them.
And some very interesting cones
Canoeing seemed to be a popular activity at the park. Although I didn't experience it first-hand, I think it might be a great experience to be out there boating on the river, taking in the beautiful views.
... or participating in a group activity
It was a memorable day, and if I am ever to go back to Charlevoix, I want to visit this park again.
Its so beautiful. The pictures are captured beautifully
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