CanadaManitobaKiche Manitou Lake49°39’17” N 99°15’32” W
June 11, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
We enjoyed some much needed nature therapy in our two-day stay at Whiteshell.
Biplane dragonflies led us down glittering forest paths. A butterfly and hummingbird amused us at a lake lookout. A deerRead more
CanadaOntarioRainy River DistrictFort Frances48°36’30” N 93°26’4” W
June 13, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
… said the store clerk after asking Coleen and I if we were retired. This trip has awakened our travel kraken. Each day a voyage of discovery, something new around the curve, a serendipitousRead more
CanadaOntarioThunder Bay DistrictMarie Louise Lake48°21’60” N 88°48’11” W
June 14, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
The mosquitoes in northern Ontario are not buying this line. They come in swarms on the trail, and, when we are in the parked van, eagerly await an open door, their evil little faces looking insideRead more
CanadaOntarioRainbow Falls48°50’29” N 87°23’39” W
CanadaOntarioPic River48°35’37” N 86°17’50” W June 16, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
While driving to a waterfall today we saw a momma black bear and her three cubs on the side of the forest-lined road. They scampered off into the bush and climbed up a tree faster than a jack rabbitRead more
CanadaOntarioPic River48°35’35” N 86°17’46” W
June 16, 2023 in Canada ⋅ 🌙 10 °C
Heard today on our 6-hour hike to the White River Suspension Bridge in Pukaskwa National Park … The murmur of a distant waterfall, the click clacking of our pole tips on centuries-old rock, theRead more
CanadaOntarioCedar Heights46°32’29” N 84°19’0” W
June 19, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
… so I may have exaggerated a bit in my last cliffhanger post. It was less a growl from a bear and more like a squawk from a pissed off momma grouse. This was the third encounter with the northernRead more
CanadaOntarioThessalonThessalon River46°15’48” N 83°34’11” W
June 20, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Small towns … oh how I love them. Whether it’s Carberry, Maple Creek, or Thessalon, there is a peaceful and nostalgic feel to them. Yesterday, in Thessalon, we were able to locate the sister of aRead more
CanadaOntarioSudbury46°29’36” N 80°59’59” W June 21, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Our mission to go to an independent bookseller in each province continued yesterday in Sudbury with Bay’s Used Books. We dutifully donned our Analog Books t-shirts and took pictures in front ofRead more
CanadaOntarioMississippi MillsAlmonte Rapids45°13’31” N 76°11’52” W
June 23, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
What’s that old saw? When people are doing their family tree, there’s a whole lot of pruning going on. But in this case I truly am related to the inventor of basketball — James Naismith — whoRead more
Traveler Glad to see Coleen is still smiling . Love the wild flowers.