Winter Photos from MacGregor Point Provincial Park

Although we have already done a blog posting for today, the beauty of the freshly fallen snow was just too great to ignore.  Once the wind comes up the snow will soon disappear from the tree branches.

We hope you enjoy the photos.

The Park's snow blower cleaning out our campsite entrance

Visitor Centre Ampitheatre

Entrance to the Skating Oval

Christmas at MacGregor Point Provincial Park

Wishing you a belated Merry Christmas from site # 61 at MacGregor Point Provincial Park.  It appears that the Park missed most of the ice storm we had in Waterloo earlier this week.  As we passed through the Drayton area yesterday (about a half hour from Waterloo) it became obvious that the ice coating on trees, hydro wires, etc. was heavier and the tree damage much worse than we experienced in Waterloo.

The Park had more than a foot of accumulated snow on the ground when we arrived early yesterday afternoon and it has been snowing steadily since we awoke this morning.  It's very beautiful.  The Skating Oval appears to be a "work-in-progress" but would guess that if the cold weather continues, it should be opening soon.

Last evening we had a knock on the RV door at three different intervals.  The first was a lady from a nearby Yurt, offering us some chocolates and Christmas greetings.  Later in the evening fellow Winter campers (a.k.a. Winter Warriors) John and Nikki brought Christmas Greetings and a nice card.  The third time it was another group of Winter Warriors singing Christmas carols.  How thoughtful of these campers.

We plan to be here until New Year's day and are looking forward to seeing more campers arriving at the Park, as well as the proliferation of wild life.  Last evening as we got ready for bed, three deer appeared on our camp site.  This morning the birds are also finding the freshly filled bird feeders.

Our side door decorations (at home)

Shoveling a path to the bird feeders

Lots of Snow (photo taken last night)

A shot from our RV bedroom window

Snow covered branches just outside our RV bedroom window

Winter Warrior carolers

A hawk that visited our camp site this morning

A quiet weekend at MacGregor Point PP

Not many people at the Park this weekend. Although we received a light dusting of snow, the winter campers are likely waiting for snow shoeing and cross country skiing conditions.   Even the wildlife were in short supply, with no deer, flying squirrel or snowshoe hare sightings.  But as we write this blog, Judy sees (in the distance) what appears to be a bald eagle.  The usual assortment of small birds is at the bird feeders.
 
As a result of a previous commitment, it was nearly 8 pm Friday when we arrived at the Park.  Most of the day Saturday was spent on a television upgrade project   Peter removed the original 60 (?) lb. television above the RV driver's seat and replaced it with a 32" LED smart TV.  This involved covering the front of the existing cabinet with a painted (black) piece of 3/4" plywood, cutting an "access port" for cables, etc. and mounting the flat screen TV brackets.  A lot of measuring (and double checking) involved.  Spring will tell us whether the TV will remain attached while driving down the road. We also upgraded the receiver to an HD version which gives us a lot more channels as well as the benefit of HD quality.  Oh, the joys of "roughing it"!

Looking forward to our return to the Park at Christmas.

Just a wee bit of snow on the ground

Wild Turkeys near the Park

Beach scene at the bottom of Concession 4

 

Pileated Woodpecker at our campsite