Bruce Peninsula

Tobermory is land's end; the Bruce Peninsula is at the brink of a great sea. In the park and walking out toward Georgian Bay with anticipation, then reaching it as the sun came up, christened my long drive. It refocused me on this great continental land mass, and reignited my relationship with geology and the natural world. 

Lucky I am.

I caught myself searching for the large sea mammals we have seen at Tadoussac, Gaspesie, Maine, Cape Cod, Long Island, Florida, Iceland. Remember then: this is an inland lake! 

Farther down are pictures of the ferry M. S. Chi-Cheemaun to Manitoulin Island where I resume my drive, next to Sault Ste. Marie. The front of the boat rises up to permit cars and full size trucks aboard. The sequence shows that door pivoting back into place as we get underway. It's a huge boat that runs April to October. The winter storms up here are horrific. 

for scale: note the full-sized flag

Farmhouse North of Guelph Ontario

This finely crafted farmhouse spotted along Route 6 north of Guelph Ontario on the drive to Tobermory on the first day of my drive to Yellowstone.
On this first of six driving days, my goal is Tobermory at the upper end of the Bruce Peninsula, northwest of Toronto and the farthest extension of the Niagara Escarpment. That escarpment is seen most prominently where Niagara Falls tumbles between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
The Bruce Peninsula juts between Lake Huron and Huron's Georgian Bay. The winters there are raw.
Two national parks, Bruce Peninsula NP and Fathom Five National Marine Park are at Tobermory. The cliffs are spectacularly beautiful. Lake Huron is clear and blue.
The next day I will walk at Bruce Peninsula NP. In the afternoon I'll take the ferry to South Baymouth on the north shore.