I returned to Thunder Bay from my Europe Trip in early June just as summer was arriving in Northwestern Ontario. Without any work prospects on the horizon, I decided to take my travels closer to home and set out on a 2,600 km road-trip from Thunder Bay to Grey County where I spent a few days on my uncle’s farm before coming back via the Bruce Peninsula and Manitoulin Island. The scenery was spectacular along the way, and I took advantage of the many scenic lookouts, provincial parks, conservation areas and local trails to venture off the Trans-Canada Highway and explore a bit more of the massive province of Ontario.

Ontario is more than a tenth the size of Canada and is larger than France and Spain combined.

Highlights:

• The many scenic pull-outs along the north shore of Lake Superior
• Hiking and camping along the (free) Casque Isles Coastal Trail
• Detour to the Scenic High Falls south of Wawa, ON
• Hiking the 10 km Awausee Trail in Lake Superior Provincial Park
• Hiking the Under the Volcano Trail and going for a swim at Neys Provincial Park
• Getting inspired to hike and climb along the Bruce Peninsula while taking the Manitoulin Ferry

North shore of Lake Superior

Camping somewhere along the Casque Isles coastal trail

Waterfalls near the town of Wawa

Old Woman’s Bay, Lake Superior

Bruce Penninsula

Tobermory, Bruce Penninsula

Hiking in Lake Superior Provincial Park

Hiking in Lake Superior Provincial Park

The Lake Superior coast at Neys Provincial Park

Sunset over Lake Superior from Bay’s End, Thunder Bay