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Monday 7 October 2013

Grounded

I forgot to mention something. When we go on our adventures, no one knows where we are. We have gotten in trouble for this; therefore, we always tell someone where we are going now (sometimes).

In the middle of nowhere, with no service, I guess it is dangerous.

Sunday 6 October 2013

Robin in the Rain

SO today my intention was to go to Carp River Road and explore this mountain but I got too lazy looking for it so K and I took a ride to Hazelwood Lake Conservation Area!!! (Yes, I know, LAME and known) But, we ended up finding this large hill and it turned out to be a really good day. At least, I enjoyed myself. There was no huge view or waterfall but I had lots of fun! It was super muddy and it looked like people were doing construction throughout this hill. But, this hill went on forever. We went as high as we could (until our calves fell off basically) and got some neat shots!


Friday 4 October 2013

I couldn't think of a title for this one

       The first abandoned adventure I decided to invest in was an abandoned house on Hacquoil Road in Thunder Bay. It was for a school project and I didn't dare to even go in. This home is very simple to find and is on the left after turning onto Hacquoil Rd. Google map this road and you'll have no problem. I heard it's pretty scary on the inside and awesome to explore.



Friday 16 August 2013

Cranky & Lost

            I was very cranky today.  K and I took a ride to Dorion to find a pinnacle. I only recently found out what a pinnacle was. It's a tall skinny rock structure. It's supposed to be super neat. We were told to follow an orange-marked trail and when we got there on this scorching day, we couldn't find it. K took her SUV up this road and I honestly thought we weren't going to make it. These rocks going up this hill are terrible. It's sketchy and steep. Anyway, determined to find this pinnacle on the side of a cliff we walked up and down the road and it was the most tiring experience (mentally & physically).

I was getting frustrated. Finally, we changed our minds. We found a new destination nearby. Wolf River Falls! Although all I did was whine and complain on the ride to the falls, it ended up being so majestic. I need to go back for a picnic!!!!!

This experience is never EVER forgotten and we will never stop bringing up how cranky I was this day. One of my most memorable days. I was also late for work today because I forgot what time I worked at! OOPS

Note: We went back to the original pinnacle the next weekend. A TBayTel worker was up at the parking spot. He looked at us funny but we continued our journey. Walking with a compass and map, we had no clue where we were going. There is no marked trail here. We heard a bang noise in the bush that had random repeating intervals and I said  "Hello?" and no one answered. This noise was so unnatural we had to turn around and have never gone back since. Guys, I'm seriously telling the truth when I say: I have never been more terrified in my life.

Friday 9 August 2013

Echo

                After hours of research, K and I decided to visit a tunnel we found online. It was just past Kakabeka. After hours of searching, we couldn't find it. Pissed off, we turned around and went home.

We returned the next weekend extremely determined to get to this tunnel. We took my car this time. I don't remember the exact directions to this tunnel but the road isn't too bad. Having passed the tunnel the first time, we were on steep sharp rocks in a small township.
We finally found the tunnel and really embraced it. It was huge!!!!!!
So worth the trip! This tunnel is quite popular but we were unaware of it at the time. This was my very first tunnel and would go back in a heartbeat! It is truly amazing.


This tunnel used to be where a train passed through until the tracks were removed. This is Flett Tunnel.



Saturday 25 May 2013

The Sound of Silence

              I'm not sure if my best friend will ever see this blog so I will refer to her as K.    

   Today we travelled around looking for more places. Pulling into a random road off of Highway 61, and we sunroof-surfed. K stood out my sunroof and you know those really cheesy infinite moments in movies? This was one of them. Ha! But seriously, the adrenaline rush was insane and I wasn't even the one out the sunroof!!


Friday 10 May 2013

Losing my H-Card


Hiking was always a passion of mine but, I could never find anyone to hike with. Finally when I did, we went on our first hike. We parked at Paintball Mountain over the James Street Swing Bridge and began hiking up a large steep road. Of course it had rained the day before so we were essentially hiking up a stream. We got to the top to an amazing view (and a sigh of relief). The old chairlift still remained there and you can see a great extent of Thunder Bay.

This hike was of great importance to me because it was a step up from my usual Tree Farm walks; it got me addicted.



Sitting at the top of Mount McKay was the moment my adventure high began.

This is the view of the road; which, doesn't look very steep in this photo. But the grassy area at the top has a stellar view, trust me.
This photo was taken May 10th, 2013.
This was 8 days before my best friend's birthday.

Wednesday 1 May 2013

The Beginning

This blog is intended for fellow adventurers in the Thunder Bay area. I am passionate about anything outdoors and I will be posting my stories along the way.