Back in mid-July I drove up to the area around Mattawa to get some photos of the Milky Way and do some exploring. I hadn’t spent much time up there since teacher’s college and planned out a great Milky Way spot for a couple nights and small town exploring during the day.

My original plan was to camp but the trucks on the Trans-Canada and the isolated spot I was in led to me sleeping in the car for two nights to get some sleep. Despite that it was a great learning experience. I got some fantastic Milky Way photo practice and had plenty of time to explore Mattawa and North Bay.