Vacation Part 1 - Agawa Canyon tour

J and I got on the train, barely in time. It was supposed to be seven minutes from the hotel where we were staying to the train station, but our route was foiled by a section of street being closed for construction.

The first ten minutes or so of the tour was through the backyards of industry in Sault Ste. Marie. Some of the passengers made fun of the view, making fun of the promotional literature which had promised views of "lush" forests. Once we got away from the city, we did enter the forest. It was very, very green. For a large part of the tour, the trees were so high that they obscured a lot of the view. You couldn't see the lake for the trees. Despite that, it was a gorgeous ride, and I really felt like I was seeing a private and intimate part of the country.

At one particularly scenic spot, the train rounded a beautiful, large lake. It was a rare scene where the natural beauty of the land and the front of the train were both visible. I nearly collided with another passenger-photographer at the front of our car as we both jockeyed for position. The other passengers were amused by our little competition.

There were no signs, no traffic lights, no litter, no advertising along the way.