Crystal Lake ON to Nipigon ON

Kakabeka Falls

Mostly a driving day today, but we're back on Ontario time today! We did have a couple of stops of note. In Dryden we had a look at that pedestrian bridge that was submerged when we came through on our way west.

Then:

Now:

Hard to believe there was that much water around then.

In need of a midday break, we decided to visit Kakabeka Falls in Thunder Bay, a site we'd never been to before (thanks for the reminder Joy!). Lots of water today, a nice place to roam around for a while, so we did:

On our way west, we had shown a not-so-good picture of a modern highway bridge near Nipigon. Tonight we stopped there for some better pics, and are planning to stay there overnight at the town Marina park:

A viewing tower has been raised nearby, so people can get a better view:

The above picture of the nearby lake may look like a picture of a picture. It's real, but seen through the clear safety panels installed on the viewing tower platform.

Thunder Bay route note: The last couple of times we've gone through Thunder Bay, we've turned onto Hwy 102 from Hwy 11 to bypass the town. This is the truck route around the town.

Today, because Kakabeka Falls is past the western 102 junction, we stayed on Hwy 11 from the Falls right through to the east end of Thunder Bay, where Hwy 102 rejoins Hwy 11. Hwy 11 seems so much improved since the olden days we used to take it, that today we preferred that route to the truck route. It's a prettier drive, if a bit longer, and the only issue was slow traffic lights. But, you know, we're retired...