2024 Summer Road Trip - Day 6-of-35 - June 27, 2024

Thursday, June 27, 2024 - Around midnight, I opened my tent cover and looked out at the clear sky and ALL THE STARS - Very Cool! Went back to sleep and got up around 5 AM:

It was 38 degrees as I left The Park this morning:

I usually see statues of Tyrannosaurus Rex on my Thursday drives into Boston, on Route 1 (orange, overlooking his domain; and at The Museum of Science), so it IS GREAT this Thursday Morning to see another one! Note my car in the corner, for scale:

There are lakes everywhere up here:

I visited Fushimi Lake Provincial Park:

A little after noon I reached MacLeod Provincial Park. Because I had stayed overnight up in René Brunelle Provincial Park, I can visit any other Provincial Park today for free:

There are some wonderful cliffs going down alongside Lake Nipigon:

Down in Nipigon there is a Viewing Tower, with 65 steps to the top:

At 4 PM I visited Ouimet Canyon Provincial Park. I was the only one there:

After 480 miles, at 5:45 PM I checked in to the Super 8, Thunder Bay, Ontario:

Pizza for dinner, computer work, and BED. WOW - Thank you God for this wonderful Driving/Provincial Parks/Adventure Day!

Driving Music for today:

because he sounded so good yesterday - Jamie Cullum - Twentysomething, 2003 album:

Jackson Browne - The Pretender, 1976 4th album - lyrics "Your Bright Baby Blues":

'Cause I've been up and down this highway
Far as my eyes can see
No matter how fast I run
I can never seem to get away from me

No matter where I am
I can't help thinking I'm just a day away
From where I want to be
Now I'm running home, baby
Like a river to the sea

Neil Young - Hitchhiker, recorded 1976, released 2017. I have a note to "tell the story of the album", but all I would be doing is quoting from the Wikipedia entry - go there and be entertained:

Spencer Brewer, Eric Tingstad & Nancy Rumbel - Emerald, 1986 new age album:

PERFECT for driving through the forest of Fushimi Lake Provincial Park:

Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark, 1974 album - insert Tom Cronin story:

Gil Scott-Heron - Evolution (And Flashback): The Very Best Of Gil Scott-Heron, 1999 compliation album:

Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy, 1978 3rd album:

The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street, 1972 album:

Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus, 1977 album:

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Experience - Live, 2000 compliation album:

Snow Patrol - Eyes Open, 2006 4th album:

R.E.M. - Fables Of The Reconstruction, 1985 3rd album:

Spirit - The Family That Plays Together, 1968 2nd album:

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2024 Summer Road Trip - Day 5-of-35 - June 26, 2024

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 - 309 miles today. After Breakfast, and Mr. Moose seeing his Canadian Cousins, I hit the road at 10 AM:

309 miles today, Heading West:

It is 48 degrees this morning - I wonder what camping in René Brunelle Provincial Park will be like.

It is not always "clear sailing" driving across Canada:

I entered Ontario just before 2 PM:

which is pretty beautiful country:

On 101 West:

So, Thunder Bay is 715 kilometers away. If I do my math correctly, that's 444 miles - not today!

I made it to René Brunelle Provincial Park at 5:30

The computer had me in their system, so I got their brochure/book (with a map) and headed to my campsite:

The Park is on the east side of "Remi Lake":

I drove up to "Pointe Phipps Point" to see one of their play-areas/beaches:

Very nice marsh on my way back to my tent:

I crawled in at 8 PM, and after a sudoku, rolled over and went to sleep. WOW - Thank you God for this wonderful Driving/Camping/Adventure Day!

Driving Music for today:

Todd Rundgren - Anthology, 1989 album:

Van Morrison - Astral Weeks, 1968 2nd album - I have never really listened to this album with my windows rolled up - Excellent:

So, the other day at home I started listening to a live Springsteen download (2009/11/08 New York, NY) - he (and The E-Street Band) did all of "The River" that night. But after the concert's 1st song, on his way to introducing "The River" songs, Bruce said that "last night we did The Wild, The Innocent and The E-Street Shuffle". THAT'S MY FAVORITE ALBUM! So I got the download, and today is the perfect day to listen to it.

Sidenote: Stevie Van Zandt ("Little Steven") said that when they were making "The Wild, The Innocent and The E-Street Shuffle", they listened to Astral Weeks all the time, and that it was a major influence.

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 2009/11/07 New York, NY - starting with "Thundercrack" and continuing for another 24 songs. What a wonderful experience!

Joe Jackson - Blaze of Glory, 1989 10th album:

Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends, 1968 album:

Jamie Cullum - Catching Tales, 2005 album:

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