The light beams through the trees as the maples break the skyline. The forest rings alive with the chirping and chatting of ancient plants and animals. As we ride down the highway, we can hear the never ending forest as it comes alive with light and life.
Northern Ontario is a place of extreme beauty and intense mystery. The rolling rambling of the bike falls silent on the hills as the sunshine blasts down from the sky. The endless wilderness reigns supreme over people and their things.
The road through Lake Superior Provincial Park passes by some of the most impressive scenery in Canada. The highway follows the outline of the ancient rock escarpment as it collapses into the crystal blue lake.
We left Thunder Bay having been warned of the tough road ahead. Countless people told us that the 700 km road from Thunder Bay to Sault Sainte Marie would be the toughest of our trip. In many sections the highway has no shoulder. That, combined with Semi Trailers, trucks, weather, cars, moose, and bad drivers, we knew we had our work cut out for us.
We left Thunder Bay at around 3pm last Sunday in the pouring rain. We had to ride a certain amount of kilometres, so we put on our rain gear, clipped into the bike, and went. The thing about riding in the rain is that once you get soaking wet, you're not going to get any wetter, so what's the difference. As John says, "State of mind. Suck it up. Get on the bike"
We got on the bike.
On that sunday afternoon, we left all communication. No Internet. No phone. The middle of nowhere. Quiet.
The stunning scenery and beautiful landscape had us in its grips. We spent the week in our un-connected wilderness watching the road in front as it wound around Lake Superior. We climbed the hills in the scorching sun and watched the thick forest canopy from above.
From Montreal River and down the road evens out. There are no more big mountains to climb. The sun is shining, and the rain has stopped. Summertime living.
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