Lion's Head is located on the Bruce Peninsula about 80 kilometres north of Owen Sound. This area of the Niagara Escarpment is well-known for its rock formation that from a distance resembles the profile of a lion. Some 400 million years old, these Cabot Head, Amabel, and Guelph formations of bedrock are exposed in the cliff face. Glacial outwash and eroded potholes lie on top of the escarpment, while mounds of rock debris overgrown with vegetation, lie along the bottom.

The cliffs of the Niagara Escarpment, including those at Lion's Head, support one of the most ancient and least disturbed forest ecosystems in North America. Of particular interest are the ancient white cedars found along the cliff's edge. The park is also known for the presence of both nationally and provincially rare plant species. [Description from http://www.trailsandtamaracks.ca]


We took the hiking trail starting from the parking lot at McCurdy Drive, went to Lion's Head Point and made the loop back to the parking through Moore Street side trail . It took us approximately 3.5 hours but we stopped for a lot of picture breaks. The wind was very strong that day with some rain which was extremely felt on all the lookout points. You will notice the rain drops on the lens on some pictures. The hike was very scenic. I personally love the forest on Bruce Peninsula. It is very magical. A lot of bright green moss covering stones and tree trunks, tree roots and rocks diversifying the trails and beautiful lookouts over Georgian Bay, not too mention the turquoise waters. You will be able to say from the pictures how much I enjoyed this hike :).

I love long weekends. Even though it is just one extra day off work it makes me feel like I get so much free time I have to do something useful with it. So we did. We planned a trip to Bruce Peninsula. It was special because our friend Madzia was celebrating the 30th birthday with some of her friends. We were all camping on the private land somewhere half way between Sauble Beach and Tobermory. The scenery was magical.  It felt like a little private festival in beautiful cedar forest, with huge bone fires in the evenings, djs playing some great tunes all night long, and a great chilled crew to relax with. Nearby there was a very unique rock beach where we spend all days until sunsets. The beach had a moon feel to it because of the rock formation with thousands of little pores and cracks in it. The water was crystal clear and perfect for snorkeling. The rocks under water were flat and reddish in color which reminded me of a Mars surface with fish levitating above it;)  It is one of these unique spots you want to keep to yourself as a secret place so it never becomes too popular and overcrowded.