Currently, Ray is reading Tom Thomson: The Algonquin Years (Addison/Harwood). It is interesting to learn more about Tom as we hike through some of his favourite places. We are a few days late for the peak of autumn colours, but that is consistent with when Thomson painted too. He liked the late tamarack golds and the bare trees.
While in Algonquin, as well as painting, T.T. often worked as a guide to pay for his expenses. One of our books actually had a copy of his guiding licence for the year 1917– but let’s go back just one year. In 1916 guiding jobs were harder to come by due to the war; so Thomson took a job as a fire ranger. View from a Height was painted that fall. While hiking the Booth’s Rock Trail I tried to come as close as I could to mimicking that painting—how did I do? We managed to hike in between the rain today, but right now there are actually little streams of water running down our campsite. And so far only one moose sighting. You are Always in my Prayers. Love Mom. Credit: View from a Height photo is borrowed from the Friends of Algonquin Site
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