A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

I am so sorry I have been so tardy in posting but between moving up to Wawa and back within 5 days, finishing up work on the Batchawana and the extreme heat I have been too exhausted to type!

For your patience, here are some long awaited photos from this last month

"There is something strange; in your riverbed; who ya gonna call? HYDRONET!"

Me in my Electrofishing Backpack. Just call me Ray :)

I feel like a superhero in my wetsuit!

Baby Moose!! wandered into our snorkeling site...awww its sooo cute!!! Just last week we also saw a Momma and her baby walking along the shore of the Batchawana while we were less than 200 meters away! Absolutely amazing!

 

I saw this and had to take a picture! This is how I feel when I drive Jolly Jumper. I used to be one of those drivers refused to go more than 5km/hr over the speed limit. I am now the person who goes 105km/hr on a 90km/hr highway! I have also become the person who PASSES other cars!

What has happened?!

Salmon with baked goat cheese. That's right folks, I ate fish! Shocker I know. And it wasn't half bad...

Canada Day Fireworks in the Soo (slang for Sault Ste. Marie). I was so proud to be Canadian I felt the need to dance and take-up tree hugging...I wasn't drinking I swear!

Sooooo much time so little jokes to be made...wait, scratch that, reverse it!

Did he walk with the animals? Talk with the animals? Grunt and squeak and squawk with the animals? and could they squeak and squawk and speak and talk with him?

As promised, the photos of the place I stayed at (briefly!) in Wawa....

 

 The creepiest thing though had to be the bust of the deer...THE THING WASN'T EVEN REAL!!! While it didn't work, there are buttons on the side that I am assuming are for making it move...I had to name him "Bambi" just to invoke some sort of hopeless innocence and remove the shuddersome feelings I was having and allow me to sleep lol

Exploring access points for the Black River. Wow what a juxtaposition that place was... ominous fogs, and fields of beautifully innocent flowers

Got stuck in the mud exploring the access points for the Black River...

 ...CLEARLY we didn't see the sign...

Jolly Jumper's flat tire on the Batchawana trail. Good thing they had me to change the tire...

...well maybe not change the tire completely on my own. But i did get to put back on and tighten all the bolts :P now that is impressive!

Until next time!

Sincerely,

Your throughoughly exhausted-can't believe the summer is almost over Field Biologist