Ouimet Canyon, the narrow canyon has nearly perfectly parallel vertical walls 100 meters high as it slices across the landscape.  Theory 1:  the land fractured under the forces of the last ice age.  Erosion has done its thing since then widening the chasm and creating an immense boulder talus slope below.    Theory II: tremendous water flow during melt of the glaciers retreating eroded the subsurface rock creating a void.  Later the top layer collapsed creating this canyon then erosion took over.  It’s all about rock; it seems straight forward but there is obviously room for debate and difference of opinion in the science of geology.   A short trail leads to well placed overlooks providing a great view of the rugged terrain.  We crossed a cool bridge on the trail…

Back at Sleeping Giant we check out Thunder Bay overlook.  The trail ends on a platform cantilevered out over the cliff.  It is a great view that comes with a slightly queasy feeling in the stomach as I look far below down between my toes.  We picnic on the shore of Mary Louise Lake and come upon a nice patch of red raspberries.  There are many long trails through the back country and along the shore.  Perhaps we will return some day to check out some of those.

It is quieter in camp tonight. A red fox brazenly moves through camp to the treeline along the beach.  A sleek coated, well fed doe contentedly munches on lush green grass near the shower house.  We are heading to bed a little earlier tonight to rise bight eyed and bushy tailed.  Mike and Tracy arrive in Thunder Bay by 10AM .