A repeat of yesterday, as it relates to terrain and photos:
The trip from Winnipeg to Thunder Bay was a long one. We again exceeded our daily mileage (473) and the hours on the road (11).
The terrain continued to evolve from agricultural to forest and from flat to more rolling. We were interrupted several times for construction--in one case in the middle of the small town of Kenora, where we had stopped for gas. They had dug up the center of town to rearrange facilities that would accommodate more visitors, and we were trapped for a good hour as the heavy traffic wound its way through the small town.
We crossed the border into Ontario early in the day as we continued on the Trans-Alaska Highway. This is a good road, but it has only two lanes without many opportunities to pass. Surprisingly, a major highway connecting essential sections of a country as developed as Canada is still only two lanes wide. The commercial traffic was heavy, and in our country, this is a major thoroughfare justifying either four lanes or interstate status.
Thunder Bay is on the shores of Lake Superior and is a major shipping hub for the agricultural products grown on the Canadian Prairies to the rest of the world. The trip today was exhausting.
As you can see, we took very few photos, primarily because we didn't see anything particularly unique to justify spending much of the precious time we have left on the trip for a photo. I am enjoying taking pictures with the digital camera mounted on the handlebars of my motorcycle. Some turn out pretty good.
We are eagerly anticipating the trip tomorrow around the north shore of Lake Superior ending at Sault (Soo) Ste. Marie. Lake Superior is the least polluted and most westerly of the Great Lakes, and the world's largest freshwater lake. We are planning an early departure with time to add to our photo file.
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An awesome experience
What an awesome experience you Jones guys are having! Have especially enjoyed the commentary, the phenomenal pix, and the thought that you all followed through on such a great vison. Even the pink camera seems to be working for you!
Thanks for the link!
(A sidebar for Kelly: Sure beats riding the yellow school bus, huh?)
Be safe and enjoy - a "once in a lifetime" trip!
Sue
Amazing...
This trip is absolutely amazing. It's really cool that the three of you make time to do this each year. Thanks for sharing the trip and the pics with us. Jared, you'll have to show me how you put some of this together. Great job with the site!
- Scott