Doe a Deer

After our seminar, which ended on Thursday, we went sight seeing around Thunder Bay. Our first stop was the Terry Fox Memorial, which is about 15 minutes outside of Thunder Bay. The memorial was quite something, as it allowed an opportunity to also view the city and an expanse view of Lake Superior. A sign indicating the memorial is up ahead. Apparently, Claire decided the light post was also important enough to make it the centre of attention. Really, it was quite a challenge as there are few light posts that line the highway. This must have been the third one we saw over a stretch of 10 km, so to get it at this point was quite a feat.

A nice view of the pathway leading to the memorial. The scenery reminded us more of Thanksgiving down south. Currently in Deer Lake we are waiting for snow as all, or most, of the leaves have already fallen. We really like this picture.

Along with the memorial, was a vista that allowed you to see the city of Thunder Bay and Lake Superior. This picture is of the Sleeping Giant Park, more on this later.

The memorial.

A view of the memorial as we are driving away. Luckily there are no light posts on this stretch of highway.

After the memorial we drove to Kakabeka Falls. This picture is us in front of the falls.

Down below.

A nice view of the boardwalk to one of the scenic lookouts.

This is the car we rented for the week, a Nissan Versa 2010. A very nice car, that we grew to love during the week. It had everything that we weren't used to: air conditioning, power locks, keyless entry, power windows and best of all, a radio. There are no radio stations in Deer Lake, so it was nice to drive while listening to music.

The next day, we went for a drive, with no clear final destination in sight (it was a week of firsts). We made our way down to the lake and found a conservation area next to the lake. This picture is of the Sleeping Giant. Claire had this fascination with this park, trying to get a picture at any opportunity. While at the conservation area we went for a walk on the beach and through the woods. There was a Cub Pack there, which was pretty neat to see.

Claire, gazing at the Sleeping Giant Park, again.

On the way, or drive, we passed this back road and I thought I saw what looked to be a deer. We stopped at the next road and noticed that there were two deer eating grass at the side of the road. We drove slowly up and the deer held their ground. The next sight was surprising, as we found out there were 10-12 deer around this house between these two roads. These deer would walk right up to your window, as the second picture will attest. Talking to another driver, who must have been from the area, we found out that the deer are sort of an attraction in the area. They are fed, although discouraged to do so, by visitors.

This deer was so close his head was inside our car. Unfortunately, as you may have noticed, we saw that it had a huge gash under its chin. Disgusting!