Today we pointed ourselves toward Quetico Provincial Park, about 422 km west of Neys, and braced for a long day on the road. To keep it from turning into one uninterrupted truck‑sit, we lined up a few stops along the way.
Aguasabon Falls & Gorge was first. It’s only a short walk to the viewpoint, but the payoff is huge: a deep, majestic gorge carved through red‑tinged rock, the falls pouring in from the left, and—way out on the horizon—Slate Island floating in Lake Superior. Not much of a leg stretch, yet absolutely worth the pause.
Next came Rainbow Falls, which offered a longer wander. The falls themselves aren’t tall; they’re more of a lake outflow tumbling over rock. What makes the place special is the colour—bands of minerals, lichens layered like paint, and stone that really earns the “rainbow” name. A 300 m boardwalk drops alongside the falls to a bridge, and on the far side the trail turns rough and climbs sharply for another kilometre to a viewpoint overlooking Lake Superior.
After a couple of fuel stops and the usual parade of roadworks, we finally rolled into Quetico Provincial Park and followed the road deep into the woods to Ojibwa Campground. With daylight fading, we managed a couple of loops around the campground and a quick visit to the lake before settling in for the night.
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