Scarborough Bluffs

Today a few of us on the academic internship program decided to spend the day at the Scarborough Bluffs, a large park area just 45 minutes northeast of University of Toronto. As you can see from the pictures below, the whole area is amazing. The main area of the park is a grassy area several hundred feet above sea level, divided into a main field and a fenced off area called the bluffs. The reason the bluffs is fenced off is that sections of it have been known to collapse with people standing on it, yet really everybody crosses the fence to get a fantastic view of Lake Ontario.

After that we walked down to other part of the park. You have to walk traverse a few hills, but the scenery along the walk itself is worth the effort. Under the hot sun, the trail feels no different than a typical road in rural parts of Greece.

At Bluffer’s Park, the area that directly touches Lake Ontario, one of the first things you notice is the diversity of visitors, which really shows the freedom people have in Toronto to go where they please without running into trouble. More than that, the park signifies how much respect the community has for nature and its beauty. As one walks from the top of the bluffs to the park, the diversity of plant life is a treat in its own right. And strolling along the beach, one would be hard pressed to find litter despite the park’s high number of visitors, demonstrating one of the many ways that Canadians feel a strong sense of responsibility to their environment as well as their community.

All in all, a wonderful day and a great way to get out of the city!