Where the Deer and the Antelope Play
Well work once again took me to a new destination in Ontario - Thunder Bay. I flew (thankfully) since it is about 13 hours to drive from Thamesford to Thunder Bay.
After my previous disaster flight that did not get me to Thunder Bay in August, I decided to fly with Porter this time from Toronto City Centre airport. This meant a little more coordination as I had to get the train to Toronto then a flight to Thunder Bay. Luckily, I have some friends in Toronto and was able to spend the afternoon with Brittany Travis between arriving on the train around 1pm and flying out.at 5:30pm.
I arrived there on Sunday evening and was picked up by the manager first thing Monday morning to drive with him to Dryden - another four hours toward the Manitoba border,. We spent one night there and then back to Thunder Bay on Tuesday afternoon. There is actually a time change between Thunder Bay and Dryden so we gained an hour going over and lost one when we came back - just in case my body wasn't tired enough about where it was, I like to throw in a few time changes to keep things interesting :) The drive was lovely though because the leaves were changing and we passed through a lot of little communities and scenic areas.
The work part of the trip went very smoothly and John, the manager there took some time to show me the sites of the two areas. Dryden was primarily a pulp and paper town. It's about the size of Ingersoll and has a nice waterfront area as well as some huge paper factories. The trees are cut down and ground into wood chips before being brought to the plant in big trucks. Once they arrive, the trucks are put onto ramps that tilt them upwards to almost 90' and dump the chips into the conveyors to be brought into the plant. Our timing was great and I was able to see two trucks be tipped up and emptied out - it was pretty neat. There is also a large deer and moose population (among other smaller wildlife) and I saw three in one resident's backyard just grazing there. Back in Thunder Bay John took me on a much longer city tour out to see the shipyards (Thunder Bay sits on Lake Superior), the lumber mills, the conservation area, the Sleeping Giant, and the downtown area of the city. Thunder Bay has a lot of history with Fort William, the three sisters islands, and many native american legends. I enjoyed learning about the history and hearing stories of how the city came to be how it is today.
I managed to get a few photos - the Sleeping Giant, many deer, the view from the top of the city and more deer....
After my previous disaster flight that did not get me to Thunder Bay in August, I decided to fly with Porter this time from Toronto City Centre airport. This meant a little more coordination as I had to get the train to Toronto then a flight to Thunder Bay. Luckily, I have some friends in Toronto and was able to spend the afternoon with Brittany Travis between arriving on the train around 1pm and flying out.at 5:30pm.
I arrived there on Sunday evening and was picked up by the manager first thing Monday morning to drive with him to Dryden - another four hours toward the Manitoba border,. We spent one night there and then back to Thunder Bay on Tuesday afternoon. There is actually a time change between Thunder Bay and Dryden so we gained an hour going over and lost one when we came back - just in case my body wasn't tired enough about where it was, I like to throw in a few time changes to keep things interesting :) The drive was lovely though because the leaves were changing and we passed through a lot of little communities and scenic areas.
The work part of the trip went very smoothly and John, the manager there took some time to show me the sites of the two areas. Dryden was primarily a pulp and paper town. It's about the size of Ingersoll and has a nice waterfront area as well as some huge paper factories. The trees are cut down and ground into wood chips before being brought to the plant in big trucks. Once they arrive, the trucks are put onto ramps that tilt them upwards to almost 90' and dump the chips into the conveyors to be brought into the plant. Our timing was great and I was able to see two trucks be tipped up and emptied out - it was pretty neat. There is also a large deer and moose population (among other smaller wildlife) and I saw three in one resident's backyard just grazing there. Back in Thunder Bay John took me on a much longer city tour out to see the shipyards (Thunder Bay sits on Lake Superior), the lumber mills, the conservation area, the Sleeping Giant, and the downtown area of the city. Thunder Bay has a lot of history with Fort William, the three sisters islands, and many native american legends. I enjoyed learning about the history and hearing stories of how the city came to be how it is today.
I managed to get a few photos - the Sleeping Giant, many deer, the view from the top of the city and more deer....