Sept 23 Day 2 on The Canadian (Day 362)
Early morning, 6:44am, in the observation car as the sun rose on day 2 of our long train journey.
We weren’t the first to get up in the Dome Car, but we scored a first row seat! We arrived earlier while it was still dark out, after a restless night rocking and rolling in our sleeper bunks!
About an hour later we were surrounded by the fog bank, seen up ahead in the above picture.
A short while later the fog lifted.
The scenery is fantastic in this remote area of boreal forest north of Lake Superior.
At around noon we made our first long term stop at Sioux Lookout, named for the local mountain from which the native Ojibwe people could detect the approach of Sioux warriors with enough time to guide women and children to safety before intercepting the invaders. We had a chance to walk around a little bit in the small town. The Gas Bar is a gas station, darn it, and the beer store was not an option because we aren’t allowed to consume our own alcoholic beverages on the train!