We drove from Thunder Bay to Rossport, Ontario yesterday with rain and sunshine alternating throughout the day. We stopped to see Quimet Canyon, supposedly the “Grand Canyon of Canada” but, there is no comparison! Roger & I saw a black bear on the side of the road as we drove into the park – by the time I alerted everyone via our “walkie talkie” and got my camera out he was long gone!! We had to park the RV’s, unhook our car and shuttle everyone back to the trail leading to the overlook. A nice walk in the woods and a pretty spot – we had lunch and then continued our trek.
I have been disappointed that we could not see more of the coastline in our travels – the road is inland and the trees block the view of Lake Superior except for occasional glimpses – but we finally had some beautiful scenery the last part of our way here. We are camped at Rainbow Falls, along the shoreline and it is lovely. Roger & I got up early this morning to see the sunrise over the bay. We planned to hike back to the falls this morning but the gate was closed!
We drove toward Marathon and stopped at Aguasabon Falls and Gorge on the way. We are staying the night at Whitesand Lake Campground – a place truly out in the “boonies!” We are all trying to earn some money playing “31” and “Right, Left, Center.”
Good News: better scenery and better weather today.
Bad News: no phone or internet service and Dave & Marion’s slideout is not working properly – Roger and Bill are literally pushing it in and out manually!
This old logging wagon is on display at Whitesand Lake. The wagon and the sleigh rails are all made of wood. In the winter, it was used, each night, to drizzle water on the logging road to create ice ruts for the other wagons to follow during the day. The ruts prevented the other wagons, loaded with logs, from slipping off the road. Sounds like a cold, lonely job for those night time drivers
Trivia: White River, Ontario is the home of “Winnie the Pooh”
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