Day 101 - Coldwater River

It felt good to get going again. I was anxious to get through the next couple of days. Tonight there would be no campground and I would have to tuck myself somewhere off the highway for the night.

It was a sunny hot day and oh the hills. This was a time when I wished I didn't have to push Gidget around. The scenery was beautiful though and it helped to take my mind off of my feet and running. I stopped at the Agawa Info Centre and met a couple who were interested in what I was doing. The only wildlife I saw was a deer run across the road. There were lots of warning signs for moose so I was constantly on the lookout for them. Two cyclists passed by but they didn't stop, sometimes its hard to break your momentum and you don't want to stop. Especially on some of these hills. Gidgets squeeking wheels were getting worse. They would definately need replacing soon.

I made a pit stop at Sand River at the rest stop and then finally reached Coldwater River. It flows into Lake Superior. It looked like a popular place for people to stop and swim. There was a family of four when I got there but they left shortly after. I went for a swim myself in Lake Superior and it was sooo cold but very refreshing. I didn't stay in the water long. There was no one else around so I found a spot under some trees to setup my tent. By now it was early evening and there were lots of mosquitos. The people at the Agawa Info Centre had told me about some bear problems they were having but further up the shoreline and further in the backcountry. I hung any food I had from a tree anyway just in case. It didn't start to get dark until about 9:30pm. I could still here the traffic noise from the highway and every once in awhile some crackling in the trees. I hadn't felt this isolated since Newfoundland. I did alot of thinking about fear and how to overcome it. It made me think about how aweful it is that we cage animals and the fear they must feel when the door closes or the lights go out. A shelter isn't a home so they must feel frightened most of the time. I can't imagine living in fear all of the time.