I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore...

Today we embarked on Highway 17 North which runs along Lake Superior to reach Lake Batchawana. The scenery is absolutely breathtaking! It is unlike anything I have seen before. Being here in Sault Ste. Marie, you really get a chance to experiene the Canadian wilderness.

I have never seen Lake Superior before and I can see why they call it such. It is absolutely magnificant. I am looking forward to seeing more of it when we move on to Wawa in July.

Lake Batchawana was even more beautiful. The River is right in the middle of nowhere, and completely surrounded by forest. This area is very heterogenous in its plant/tree species. I have never seen such a variety. Very different from the Rocky Mountains (where I have visited many times) which is mainly dominated by Pines.

The best part of the day was definitely travelling there. In order to reach our access points for sampling on the river we had to travel on road Mile 38, a real off road adventure. There was lots of rocks, and lots of bumps! It was so bumpy that our Chevrolet Silverado finally earned its name. Our car is officially "Jolly Jumper" after Lucky Luke's trusty horse because it certainly felt like we were riding a horse. We even played the William Tell Overture as we bumped along just to finish off the illusion!

I will be posting twice tomorrow. One in the morning and one in the evening :)

Enjoy!

Sincerely,
Your Cowgirl/Field Biologist :P