Road trip time!
It was a lovely sunny day, so we headed out to Eagle Canyon (third time for me, but first for Joe). When we got there, we found out they're only a few weeks away from being able to operate a newly installed zip line! Would I do it? I don't know. I think I might, but I'm not positive. I know that my screams, echoing through the canyon, would probably be a good advertisement for them! :-) $50 for a trip down Canada's longest zip line, which will run the course of the canyon. Could be fun!
After that, we headed back to the Sleeping Giant park. Monica suggested seeing Silver Islet first, then backtracking, but the road went on forever and ever and we eventually realized it was near the end of the park. So we stopped at Marie Louise Lake campsite and bought a single day's park pass for $13. We then tried to go on a hike in the Marie Louise area, but it had next to no signage and we drove past and missed it, and then were trapped driving down a one-way road doing a 12K loop around the lake.
So, no hike there, just driving over red gravelled roads. On the positive side, we did see several deer, and a bear cub! No sign of the mother, so of course, Monica and Joe jumped out and posed for pictures with the cub, which I will post later for your enjoyment.
(I'm just kidding. We rolled down the windows and looked at the cub, and then drove off before Mama Bear could find us.)
Fortunately, we did find a more appropriately-marked trail further down the road. The first one we did was the Ravine Lake hike. It's a short one - 1.5K in total, with lookouts over Grassy Lake, and then following paths down to the shores of Ravine Lake. By now, the sun was high overhead and it was a hot day, so we were very glad to be hiking in the shade of the trees.
The second hike that we did was the Sea Lion trail. You go a little way down the Kabeyun Trail (which is a very long one), then veer off for a little 0.5K hike that leads to Perry Bay. There was a beautifully refreshing cold wind coming off the bay, and the beach was made up of smooth gray stones. The "sea lion" is a rock formation in the bay - apparently, it used to look like a sea lion, but Monica said the "head" fell off a few years ago. Now it looks like an arch. So maybe they should change the name to "Rock Arch in Water" trail, or at least to "Headless Sea Lion".
On my return trip to Silver Islet, I made a wonderful discovery. Remember how I drove my Armada all the way down that narrow little road? That road is in fact a one-way street. I was driving my giant-oversized Armada THE WRONG WAY down a tiny resort road, then forcing the law-abiding locals to squeeze past me, because I wasn't going to risk falling in the lake. AHAHAHHAHA! That's so frickin' perfect! It makes it even more evil than before. >:-D
For supper, we stopped at Pass Lake to eat at Karen's Kountry Kitchen. (Personally, I think it may be a secret front for the KKK.) But KKK or not, the ham & broccoli quiche was yummy.
We drove back and through Thunder Bay and on to Kakabeka Falls (because my park pass was apparently valid for Kakabeka as well) - thank goodness the days are so long right now. Fortunately, Joseph had saved a few photos for this very photogenic spot. This time, I didn't twist my ankle. Yay! And we saw a beaver, lazily swimming back and forth just above the falls. I guess you just gotta know how.
We also saw a dumbass teenager climb over the guard rails and stand on the rocks to get a better picture. You know what's a good action shot? You, going over the falls. Stupid people.
Returning to Thunder Bay, we stopped at the famous Merla Mae's for ice cream (hot day = big crowd), then rented My Bloody Valentine in 3D. Don't laugh, but I gotta say, this is a film with some writing problems. (I know - you're shocked.) I get the joke of the typical cliched horror movie dialogue, but I don't know whether the weird characterization issues are an attempt at misdirection gone awry or what. When I find out that the likeable character is the "bad" guy and the unlikeable character is the "good" guy, I probably shouldn't be thinking, "Well, I hope he kills the good guy anyway, because he's a jerk."
P.S. Alas, our long day visiting parks and eating ice cream meant that we missed the Zombie run. Apparently, they had a good turnout of zombies. Turns out that TBay may be a haven for the undead...
It was a lovely sunny day, so we headed out to Eagle Canyon (third time for me, but first for Joe). When we got there, we found out they're only a few weeks away from being able to operate a newly installed zip line! Would I do it? I don't know. I think I might, but I'm not positive. I know that my screams, echoing through the canyon, would probably be a good advertisement for them! :-) $50 for a trip down Canada's longest zip line, which will run the course of the canyon. Could be fun!
After that, we headed back to the Sleeping Giant park. Monica suggested seeing Silver Islet first, then backtracking, but the road went on forever and ever and we eventually realized it was near the end of the park. So we stopped at Marie Louise Lake campsite and bought a single day's park pass for $13. We then tried to go on a hike in the Marie Louise area, but it had next to no signage and we drove past and missed it, and then were trapped driving down a one-way road doing a 12K loop around the lake.
So, no hike there, just driving over red gravelled roads. On the positive side, we did see several deer, and a bear cub! No sign of the mother, so of course, Monica and Joe jumped out and posed for pictures with the cub, which I will post later for your enjoyment.
(I'm just kidding. We rolled down the windows and looked at the cub, and then drove off before Mama Bear could find us.)
Fortunately, we did find a more appropriately-marked trail further down the road. The first one we did was the Ravine Lake hike. It's a short one - 1.5K in total, with lookouts over Grassy Lake, and then following paths down to the shores of Ravine Lake. By now, the sun was high overhead and it was a hot day, so we were very glad to be hiking in the shade of the trees.
The second hike that we did was the Sea Lion trail. You go a little way down the Kabeyun Trail (which is a very long one), then veer off for a little 0.5K hike that leads to Perry Bay. There was a beautifully refreshing cold wind coming off the bay, and the beach was made up of smooth gray stones. The "sea lion" is a rock formation in the bay - apparently, it used to look like a sea lion, but Monica said the "head" fell off a few years ago. Now it looks like an arch. So maybe they should change the name to "Rock Arch in Water" trail, or at least to "Headless Sea Lion".
On my return trip to Silver Islet, I made a wonderful discovery. Remember how I drove my Armada all the way down that narrow little road? That road is in fact a one-way street. I was driving my giant-oversized Armada THE WRONG WAY down a tiny resort road, then forcing the law-abiding locals to squeeze past me, because I wasn't going to risk falling in the lake. AHAHAHHAHA! That's so frickin' perfect! It makes it even more evil than before. >:-D
For supper, we stopped at Pass Lake to eat at Karen's Kountry Kitchen. (Personally, I think it may be a secret front for the KKK.) But KKK or not, the ham & broccoli quiche was yummy.
We drove back and through Thunder Bay and on to Kakabeka Falls (because my park pass was apparently valid for Kakabeka as well) - thank goodness the days are so long right now. Fortunately, Joseph had saved a few photos for this very photogenic spot. This time, I didn't twist my ankle. Yay! And we saw a beaver, lazily swimming back and forth just above the falls. I guess you just gotta know how.
We also saw a dumbass teenager climb over the guard rails and stand on the rocks to get a better picture. You know what's a good action shot? You, going over the falls. Stupid people.
Returning to Thunder Bay, we stopped at the famous Merla Mae's for ice cream (hot day = big crowd), then rented My Bloody Valentine in 3D. Don't laugh, but I gotta say, this is a film with some writing problems. (I know - you're shocked.) I get the joke of the typical cliched horror movie dialogue, but I don't know whether the weird characterization issues are an attempt at misdirection gone awry or what. When I find out that the likeable character is the "bad" guy and the unlikeable character is the "good" guy, I probably shouldn't be thinking, "Well, I hope he kills the good guy anyway, because he's a jerk."
P.S. Alas, our long day visiting parks and eating ice cream meant that we missed the Zombie run. Apparently, they had a good turnout of zombies. Turns out that TBay may be a haven for the undead...
Comments
Post a Comment