I don’t know how to explain the feeling I had when Margaret and I were heading towards Point Pelee. I think it was the pure excitement of traveling to the farthest point south in Canada that is connected to the mainland.
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| Road running through the Point Pelee National Park |
As you travel along the road leading to the Park entrance, you realize that you are entering a very beautiful part of Southwestern Ontario. Most people from the Great Toronto Area have no idea that this gem exists just 4 hours down the 401. Many cottages and summer houses are positioned on the west shore as the views of Lake Erie are fantastic.
As you drive along the narrow blacktop through the forest, you can hear the waves hitting the west side shoreline. The sound of waves washing on the shore is a nice sound to hear, but it is even better when they are echoing in the forest. Once reaching the Visitors Center, it was a 2 kilometer walk or ride to the Point.
The best way to describe the point is that it is a sand and gravel strip that reaches out in to Lake Erie. Prevailing winds and currents tend to curve the very end to the East. As I was standing on the tip the waves were starting to wash over. This can be a little disconcerting to people not comfortable around the water.
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| Outdoor Adventurers at the Point |
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| Standing at the Point |
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| People standing at the Point |
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| Fantastic butterflies |
An interesting part of traveling to Point Pelee is that you cross the 42 Parallel North. This is a circle of latitude that is 42 degrees north of the Earth’s equator. It is at the same latitude as northern California.
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| 42 Parallel North Latitude |
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