I laid a track (for Trust) by the waterfront in North Bay this morning. It was extremely windy (33 to 45 km), but we'd finally had some rain so it was a perfect morning to track. I also knew the normal number of walkers/joggers/dog walkers would not be out! Above, you can see by the flags straight out how strong the wind is. 
The parking lot I left the van, to go and lay the track, overlooked Lake Nipissing. The Heritage Railroad and the Heritage Carousel are in this location. These are favorite tourist attractions for children and adults alike. I believe they open around May 24th weekend.
The water has never been lower than it is this year in Lake Nipissing. It was amazing in some places to see the huge expanse of beach. The spawning areas for fish are also in jeopardy right now. Above, the whitecaps also show how windy/rough the lake was this morning. It is rarely this choppy. Way back you can see the Chief Commanda docked. It is also being prepared for the summer season. The Chief is a catamaran, and very nice to cruise on.
This is the Chief in the background. These cruises have been going on every summer for many, many years. There are long and short trips made daily, very scenic, very serene. After Trust and I completed her track this morning, I took Blast for a walk along the boardwalk and out the long dock to check out the Chief. He found it quite interesting, as did I, and there was hardly a soul around...just some ducks and loons.I took a ton of pictures of Trust on her track this morning, so will get "back to tracking" shortly.
Too tired tonight to work on pictures, just takes forever to load on our dial-up.
