Day two – July 22

Last year, when I mentioned that one of our goals was to take pictures of large roadside attractions, almost everyone asked if we saw the Big Nickel. And we didn’t. So, this year, our first stop was in Sudbury, and as you can see, we finally saw it.

I’m not sure how new the animal crossing bridge on HWY #69 is that we noticed just before Sudbury, but there are lots of them in the Banff and Jasper National Park, so we thought it was pretty cool to see one in Ontario. I hope it’s the beginning of more to come.

One big highlight for me today was spotting “Troy’s Run” on the TransCanada Hwy about an hour before Sault Ste. Marie (or Salt Stain Mary, depending on how you want to pronounce it.) If you’re not familiar with Troy, he started running across Canada in April to raise funds and awareness for acquired brain injury.  He suffered an ABI from a car accident a few years ago and found therapy in running, so he decided to run a marathon a day (that’s 42 kms!) for the cause. Today was day 100 for Troy.  I’ve been following his blog on Facebook since he started, so it was pretty cool to actually meet him – super nice guy – and so inspiring!

Today’s destination was Lake Superior Provincial Park.  Definitely another highlight for today is our campsite right on the lake … you can’t get view like this from any hotel room. I’m writing my blog tonight listening to the waves, watching the sunset over the lake, sitting next to the campfire with my guy. Life, it’s pretty damn sweet.