North of Superior Continued
The continuing story of Baron and Naomi's trip up north....
Sunset at Old Woman Bay
Later that afternoon the sky finally started to clear....
...and they decided to stop early for the day, at Old Woman Bay....
Even with the sun it still wasn't very warm, especially not with the strong wind blowing off the lake.
"This is such a beautiful place."
(*Note our RV in the upper left background below. With all the campgrounds closed after Thanksgiving, the park still allows people to park for the night in any of the parking lots that service interior campgrounds. Old Woman Bay has a trail to interior campgrounds, so qualifies. So we paid a tiny fee to park overlooking the beach for two nights. It seems to be a little known policy, since we were the only ones there. We chose a spot behind some trees to help give some shelter from the ferocious winds off the lake.)
Baron and Naomi snuggled in close to watch the sunset.....
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The sun sank below the horizon, and the golden glow was gone....
"It's getting kind of cold now...."
"Yes....Let's go in..."
Wawa
Next morning the clouds were back....
...and the wind had really picked up even more....
They headed north to Wawa. 'Wawa' is Ojibway for 'wild goose'....
There's a huge goose standing high on the hill overlooking the Trans Canada Highway as it turns westward below....
It's a popular tourist stop, and they got out for some photos...
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View to the west.....
...through the naked birches....
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After breakfast they headed into town, where Naomi needed to do some shopping....
One of the stores on the Main Street was completely painted...
...with contemporary Ojibway art....
Magpie High Falls
Just south of Wawa they took the road through the wild blueberry fields to Magpie High Falls....
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Hiking in Michipicoten
Then they went to explore the First Nations area of Michipicoten. Naomi and Baron hiked their way through the forest...
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Until they finally reached the beach....
* Continued in North of Superior - part 3
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