This photo was taken on the Granite Ridge Trail in Killarney Provincial Park. The hike is about 3 km with steep sections that make the hike more challenging, especially at night carrying 30+ pounds of camera equipment. The effort is worth it with an elevated view south over Georgian Bay and an unobstructed view of the Milky Way.
Ideal conditions for shooting the Milky Way consist of dark skies, low humidity, no clouds and at most a quarter moon behind you to light up the foreground. In this case, the ambient light of a quarter moon is enough to illuminates the red granite in the foreground.