Saturday we went for a drive, exploring some of the provincial parks. Most were very "woodsy" and small. One that we had wanted to see the most was Whiteshell. Very pretty, but quite the drive along windy roads.
Probably the strangest place I've ever seen a phone booth.....though most places out this way have zero cell phone service. I can't imagine running to a phone booth if you were to be attacked by a bear though. =)
Saturday afternoon was a day of relaxing, I'm sure Kenny enjoyed it far more than I did - being eaten by mosquito's which is a clear downfall.
Sunday was supposed to be a "reading" and whatever day, but we ended up going to the old Pinawa dam. Pinawa is a tiny little town a short drive from Lac Du Bonnet. Pinnawa had been established as an atomic research town; there are still massive barrack like complexes that housed the scientists. The Pinawa dam is referred to as "OP" for "Old Pinawa." Much of the bedrock is exposed and there are lots of trails to walk and explore what are basically the ruins of the damn. Here are some of my favorite pictures.
The below picture is my absolute favorite of all of them.
This sort of made me think of the ruins in Rome. I have always wanted to visit the Coliseum, take a tour of the catacombs and see where gladiators fought.
The below is an Inuksuk, it's a cairn often built by the Inuit and used as a point of reference or a way to mark a path.
There was all sorts of wildlife, bunnies, squirrels, fishies - here's what I captured while walking the trails.
Since we were adventuring we drove a little further and came to Manitoba Hydro dam in Seven Sisters Falls. We walked the length of the dam which is almost two city blocks across the river. I had to carry Kenny as he became scared, I think because of the vibrations on his feet from the massive power of the water gushing through the dam.
After all that walking in the hot sun, an ice cream was in order and because I was missing you I thought rainbow ice cream would be the best way to slake my craving of both. ;-)
