This geological phenomenon resembles a mini-Grand Canyon. Formed by rock faulting, it measures a full 3 km in length and is 152 m. across.
Rare artic flora carpets the canyon floor, growing in the massive shadow cast by the 107-meter cliffs.
Walking on the boardwalk along the beachfront bordering Nipigon Bay after the rain...
The crossroads of Canada "nestled in nature"...
Volcanoes were popular here 2,5 billiion years ago. The exposed igneous bedrock was formed deep inside the Earth. The volcanoes and upper layers of rock have gradually eroded away.
In recent geological time (end of the Ice Age), the bedrock was uplifted as the heavy glaciers melted.
The gorge and falls have probably changed very little over the past 10,000 years...
