After leaving Cleveland, I was on my way to Alaska -- or so I thought! Along the way I had the added bonus of driving across the Trans-Canadian Highway!
The road is fantastic! Some sections of Highway 17 in Northern Ontario are about as remote as any road can get! The only comparable roads in the U.S. would
be Highway 50 across Nevada or I-70 between Green River and Salina, Utah. I really enjoy driving on those kinds of roads!
The first picture below is of Mackinac Bridge -- "The Mighty Mac" -- connecting Mackinaw City, MI with Saint Ignace on the upper peninsula of Michigan. At 28
feet short of 5 miles, it is the longest suspension bridge in the Western Hemisphere! The two towers are 510 feet tall, and the road at it's highest is 210
feet above the water. The bridge was inaugurated on November 1, 1957 -- costing $99,800,000 to build!
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In Manitoba I got the sudden urge to travel north - There is a small highway which goes up to a town called Flin Flon, MB -- roughly 55 degrees North
Latitude. It was a sunny day in the afternoon, so I was hoping to see some Northern Lights that night. Unfortunately by the time I reached Flin Flon it had
started to become very cloudy, so I drove back down again, rejoining the Trans-Canada Highway at Regina, SK.
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Next, it was on to Calgary, Alberta and a visit to the Canada Olympic Park (Home of the Olympic Hall Of Fame Museum):
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