Sault Ste Marie and Toronto

From Thunder Bay I drove the 9 hrs to Sault Ste Marie. It was a cloudy and at times rainy day but the beauty of the drive was still quite nice!

A Lake off the side of the road

There is a ton of exposed rock in this part of the country! This is typical Canadian shield topography.

A pier in a little town on the north side of Lake Superior

To break up the driving a bit I did some Lake skiing on Walker Lake just outside of Walker, ON on the northeastside of Lake Superior. The lakes were really beautiful and there was protages to a few other lakes which gave me some room to explore!

Some open water in a flowing narrows

At Sault Ste Marie I ended up going right to bed the first night as I was exhausted from the drive. My second day there I skied at Stokely Creek Nordic trails. It was a very nice trail system and I really enjoyed it! Lot's of hills and very well groomed for how little snow they had.

The drive to Toronto was another long one. It was interesting to me to see how much the forest had changed from the beginning of my Journey. The seemingly endless stands of Spruce and Balsam were beginning to give way to White and Red Pine mixed in with hardwoods and finally, in Toronto a mostly Hardwood forest.

Lake Huron

Another of Lake Huron

In Toronto I spent my time in a Hostel again. This one was a bit different a lot more people and very outgoing people! I brought in the new year with a Scottish dude, a Dane, and a bunch of Candians! It was quite the time and I'm glad I was able to experience Toronto's festivities. They had a real nice free outdoor celebration at the town square. There were some nice fireworks and a ton of people. After we went to an Irish Pub and had a blast and met a lot of people!

Dundas Street

Town Square

The Sheraton, reminds me of the Wynn in Vegas!

So overall Toronto was quite fun! I'm off to Lake Placid tomorrow after 8 days in Canada. Can't wait to see the family and enjoy the beautiful Adirondack Park!