My Summer Road Trip
July 31, 2014
My Summer Road Trip
July 31, 2014
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I stopped at a really neat gas station in Wawa. I drove INTO Wawa because it was kinda foggy and I thought the gas stations must be up the side road. If I'd continued 400 metres into the fog, I would have found gas stations right on the highway but it's fortunate I couldn't see them ahead... |
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The short detour allowed me to visit part of Wawa, a really cool place. The ESSO station was also a general store with really neat decor. |
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The store had its own Canada Goose (one of MANY of these goose statues along the local road) and... |
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... it had his and her outhouses which contained actual flusing toilets... Psych! |
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This moose is on the loose! Hey! That's why David and Ivan said they were held up on the highway. They saw a real LIVE one. Wonder if they took a picture. If they did, I hope they send me a copy of the pic! |
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Now you're thinking: "Barb was exaggerating about the fog." Although things were quite clear when you were right in front of them, things across the street (like this goose adorning a local motel) were barely visible. I wondered if I'd have trouble seeing back out on the highway. |
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Not to worry... Ten seconds out of Wawa, the fog disappeared (for a while) off the road. Nice... it allowed me to see this... |
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... as I rode forward I thought, "am I going to ride right into the water?" |
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In a matter of speaking, I DID ride right (in)to the water. There was a lookout around a bend with a view of the lake and the cliff. At the lookout I met Tessa... |
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... and her buddy (I'm sorry, the name escapes me). I was reminded of my Lulu Lemonade back hom being cared for by my friend, Ann. |
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OH! The dogs weren't the only attraction. There was a really nice view from the beach. |
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T'was called "Old Woman Bay"... maybe because the rock looks like the profile of an old woman?? |
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Old Woman Bay |
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My final stop before Sault Ste. Marie was at a scenic lookout. |
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Again, the views of the lake were awesome. |
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Typical of the area, you see birds on bare rocks away from all of us (people). Perhaps they sit there to "chat" before diving for dinner. |
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In the early evening, I finally made it to "The Soo". I rode across the big bridge from Canada to the USA. |
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The bridge view is SO fantastic. It's too bad there isn't a place that you could pull off for a quick minute to enjoy the view from WAAAAY above (and take a few pix). Not something which would be viable on an International Bridge though... |
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On the way downtown (US side) to my hotel, I saw this looooooooooooooong boat go by under the bridge. |
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Yes. Looooooong. See the front way out ahead?? And the back hasn't come by yet. |
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Oh yeah. Here it is! |
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My motel was certainly situated in a great spot. Beside a neat church and the Tower of Knowledge. |
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One block south you're at the river and the US Coast Guard station. |
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I wonder if these Canadian visitors ever get in trouble for overstaying their welcome? |
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Wooden wall marking Fort Brady's location. |
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A sacred Aboriginal burial ground |
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A house too big and pretty to actually live in?? |
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A corner store |
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The county courthouse |
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The back side of my motel's block |
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AND... cuty hall! It had been a long day but what a great road with such wonderul sites along the way! |
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Route: TransCanada 11/17 to Nipigon TC 17 to Sault Ste. Marie, ON SSM International Bridge to Sault Ste. Marie, MI |