A few photographs of the Backlands and their inhabitants are shown below. See Geoffrey Grantham’s page on this website with his impressionist landscapes for a sense of the place.
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![]() Summer in the Jack Pine Barrens (David Patriquin) |
![]() Fall heathland (David Patriquin) |
![]() Boulder field (David Patriquin) |
![]() West Pine Island Pond (David Patriquin) |
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![]() These chanterelles are definitely edible! (David Patriquin) |
![]() Golden Heather thrives on the barrens (David Patriquin) |
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![]() Spring brings new visitors (American Redstart) (David Patriquin) |
![]() Glacial erratics litter the Backlands (David Patriquin) |
![]() Swimmers at Purcell’s Pond (David Patriquin) |
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![]() Stone tread trail construction over wet spot, Purcell’s Cove Conservation Lands (David Patriquin) |
![]() Rhodora on Lower Mac Run in May (David Patriquin) |
![]() View from Piggy Mt. looking towards Herring Cove (David Patriquin) |
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![]() Floodplain Pine (David Patriquin) |
![]() Spring blooms one year after fire (David Patriquin) |
![]() Labrador Tea blossoms three years after fire (David Patriquin) |
![]() Canadian Landscape (David Patriquin) |
![]() Purcell’s Pond Morning (David Patriquin) |
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![]() Spring in the Lower Mac Run Woodlands (David Patriquin) |
![]() Fall sees new life after spring fire (David Patriquin) |
![]() Magic Woodland (David Patriquin) |
![]() Sun sets on Williams Lake (David Patriquin) |