Canada is really, really, really friggin' huge...

Sufi Marmot

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Mon May-02-05 08:47 PM
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Canada is really, really, really friggin' huge...

Vancouver to (New England). Seven days of driving across Canada and I didn't even get east of Ottawa. If I ever again hear Texans brag about how big their state is, I'm just going to give them a smug look and respond: "That's nice, but try driving across Ontario and then get back to me..."

-SM

P.S. Would it kill the Province of Ontario to put a few rest stops between Kenora and Thunder Bay???? Sheesh... :eyes:

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xray s

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Mon May-02-05 08:48 PM
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1. Rest stops? Didn't you see those trees by the side of the road?

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Sufi Marmot

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Mon May-02-05 08:50 PM
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2. You know those snowplow turnouts?

I had to scamper into the woods a few times, in several inches of snow (apparently spring doesn't arrive until mid may east of the Rockies...)

-SM

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SmileyBoy

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Mon May-02-05 08:56 PM
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3. There's NOTHING between Kenora and Thunder Bay.

It's like the Nullarbor Highway in Australia, except it's in a forest instead of a desert.

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Logiola

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Mon May-02-05 09:00 PM
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4. you could of had fun in dryden.. or stopped at kakabeka falls

haha, but i guess if you were at kakabeka you were almost in thunder bay..

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Sufi Marmot

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Mon May-02-05 09:04 PM
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7. How could I have had fun in Dryden?

I noticed a big-ass paper mill and a dam across the river, and not much else. Plus it was snowing and I wanted to make TB as fast as possible. Kenora was nice, though...

-SM

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SmileyBoy

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Mon May-02-05 09:07 PM
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9. Dryden ain't worth anything.

Hell, basically the only thing between Winnipeg and Thunder Bay of any significance is Kenora. After that, fill your tank to the top.

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Sufi Marmot

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Mon May-02-05 09:11 PM
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10. I got stuck in Ignace for ~30 minutes while they cleared an accident...

Truck collided with compact car, at least 1 fatality :-(

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Elidor

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Mon May-02-05 09:02 PM
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5. Sounds nice

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Sufi Marmot

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Mon May-02-05 09:02 PM
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6. Yeah, that stretch was tough...

...as was Thunder Bay to Sault Ste. Marie. I asked if there was a fast ferry across Lake Superior from Thunder Bay to Sault Ste. Marie and they just laughed at me... :-(

What's up with all the inukshuks between ~Kenora and North Bay? There's like thousands of them on the rocky ledges along the roadsides.

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Jara sang

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Mon May-02-05 09:04 PM
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8. Texas ain't shit

You can drive it in a day. What? Yeah that's right... I messed with Texas. What are you going to do about it?

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BikeWriter

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Mon May-02-05 09:19 PM
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11. Texas ain't shit? That's right. It damned sure is not shit.

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