Wilderness in the city: Tommy Thomson Park, Toronto, Canada

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I hadn't been to the Leslie Street Spit in over 20 years. The last time I was there, my daughter, @natashahall, was just a wee girl. I was in the mood for a hike on the last day of the Canada Day long weekend. Finally, it was going to be a day without rain. It had been an extremely wet couple of months, and this weekend was no exception. I wanted to go somewhere different but not too far afield.

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Tommy Thomson Park is located on the man-made peninsula known as the Leslie Street Spit that juts 5 kilometers into Lake Ontario. Toronto is North America's 4th largest city, but you wouldn't know it from inside the park. The park is about 9 kilometers from downtown Toronto and is home to a variety of wildlife, in particular birds. There are wildflower meadows, sand dunes, marshes, beaches and cottonwood forests. People come to the park to cycle, hike, fish and more.

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In the photos below you can see some of the bricks, concrete, etc. that went into creating the man-made peninsula starting five decades ago.

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I brought home a water-worn piece of brick. It makes a great paperweight, pen or paintbrush holder.

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I'll be going back to Tommy Thomson Park very soon! You should go, too!

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sources:
http://tommythompsonpark.ca/

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