Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Day 5 - Still More Hiking at Sleeping Giant


Before I headed off to Thunder Bay I decided to take another short hike. This involved a 30 minute detour on a gravel road to a lookout over the bay towards the city of Thunder Bay. The lookout was also an entry point to the Kabeyun trail - the major backpacking trail down the wet coast of the peninsula. There was a metal and wood platform projecting out from the cliff at the lookout. I should have taken a shot of the platform. I didn't. Instead I went out to its end - somewhat unnerving, given the 100 or so feet drop below, and took a picture of the cliff to the south. It is a composite of six shots. Not a perfect composite because I don't have the right software with me. That's it on the right.

Below is a shot of Morris waiting for me as I went off for a walk on the Kabeyun trail. It would have been a great walk, except for the bear poop I saw on the road in to the lookout and also for the really difficult (for my poor knee) climbing up and down cliffs and over fallen trees. I lasted about a half hour and then returned.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

looks like a nice place. i think id be tempted to stay there a bit longer, but I suppose there will be even nice places.