This morning's temperature in Thunder Bay registered -28C - not pleasant.

_D7A1990 This is our loaded not-so-clean vehicle as we are about to depart.

The day was sunny and bright with a light wind that still made it seem so much colder.

The roads were bare and dry all day, which made for excellent driving.

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We pulled into the parking area of Kakabeka Falls for a quick look. The waterfall was completely frozen over. It was difficult to see any flowing water and also hard to get any meaningful photos from the boardwalk. This is the most interesting one.

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These plaques are just east of Upsala along Highway 17.

_D7A2002 I've usually found the drive from Thunder Bay to Dryden very uninspiring, actually boring boreal forests. But today was much different. With the bright blue skies and snow on the conifers, I found it to be quite beautiful.

Never thought that I'd enjoy this section of the drive. This photo was taken near Ignace.

_D7A2007 These trees I photographed at Oxdrift. Everyone surely knows where Oxdrift is.

There is a large expanse of farm fields west of Dryden, and this is just one of those areas.

The road approaching Kenora is very winding because there are numerous lakes. But I have no photos from here. The highway here had a lot of truck traffic. That along with the cold discouraged my taking photos here.

We are just west of Winnipeg for tonight.