{"id":32871,"date":"2017-03-24T13:29:33","date_gmt":"2017-03-24T11:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/highlights\/algonquin-provincial-park\/"},"modified":"2021-10-25T09:27:15","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T07:27:15","slug":"algonquin-provincial-park","status":"publish","type":"highlights","link":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/destinations\/north-america\/canada\/algonquin-provincial-park","title":{"rendered":"Algonquin Provincial Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>ALGONQUIN PROVINCIAL PARK<\/h2>\n<p>Rolling hills with maple forests are cut through countless lakes and creeks. <strong>Algonquin<\/strong>offers many walking options, ranging from an hour-and-a-half tour to multi-day trekkings. You can also explore some routes by mountain bike, such as the relatively light <strong>Old Train Bike Trail<\/strong> or a tough trip with challenging slopes and muddy trails here and there. However, the essence of the huge nature reserve is especially experienced when you go out by canoe or kayak.<\/p>\n<h4>BEAVER DAMS AND TROUT<\/h4>\n<p>The water map shows all navigable connections between the lakes, rapids and camping pitches. As your canoe glides silently across the water, your eyes can scan the banks and water, and zoom in on the details. Trout are visible in the crystal clear water, an ancient beaver dam encourages you to search for the builders, and birds can be found in all layers of vegetation and on the water. Maybe you&#8217;ll get lucky, and you&#8217;ll see wolves or black bears along the water.<\/p>\n<h4>SPRING IN ALGONQUIN<\/h4>\n<p>Shortly after winter, Algonquin is at its best, when the first flowers emerge and migratory birds return. Sporters can enjoy the year round, but the month of May is known as the best period for trout fishing. In addition, you also have the best chances to see moose, especially along the roads. In search of remnants of road salt, the animals leave the shelter of the forest in the quiet morning hours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Magical is a canoe trip across the lakes of Algonquin, as the silence descends and all the senses are on edge. Then this intimate dialogue with the environment arises, without words.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":303,"featured_media":187860,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"country":[245],"highlight_category":[602],"continent_category":[232],"class_list":["post-32871","highlights","type-highlights","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","country-canada","highlight_category-gebied-en","continent_category-north-america"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/32871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/highlights"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/303"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/32871\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":237987,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/32871\/revisions\/237987"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/187860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=32871"},{"taxonomy":"highlight_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlight_category?post=32871"},{"taxonomy":"continent_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/continent_category?post=32871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}