Bison Watching
25. mai 2018, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 12 °CBison watching is best done in a comfy chair, with the proper provisions, binoculars, camera, snack (trailmix) and water. We watched a herd about 800 – 900m away and then a herd came much closer,Les mer
Bison watching is best done in a comfy chair, with the proper provisions, binoculars, camera, snack (trailmix) and water. We watched a herd about 800 – 900m away and then a herd came much closer,Les mer
We have stopped in Edmonton for a couple of days to stay with friends and gather a few last supplies, namely our bear deterrents before heading north. We expect to be on the road again Monday.
We left Edmonton and headed down to Wetaskiwin to say hello and a big thank you to Glen Colbourne at Kamparoo Campers as he built our trailer. Then it was back up to Edmonton to meet up with anotherLes mer
Went for another walk along the beach whilst sipping a hot cup of tea (it was 8°C) before striking camp. Beautiful clear morning and more evidence of the wildlife using the beach when humans are notLes mer
We left Lesser Slave Lake and travelled toward Wembly on the advice of a friend. There is a dinosaur museum there that apparently is well worth the visit. Stopped at Eva’s Cafe (corner of 50 St & 54Les mer
How to do laundry when at camp? We experimented with a nice low tech, eco-friendly method. The laundry kit included, a Scrubba bag, Soap nuts and elbow grease.
After our housekeeping chores were done we headed out to Trapper Gord - Homestead & Survival store. And yes it is chalk a block full of everything you may need for hunting, fishing, trapping andLes mer
After supper we decided to go on a short hike around the Park. As we were leaving the trail, we looked back and there behind us we saw this lovely about 20m away.
Visited the Philip J Currie Dinosaur Museum. This museum is very new having only opened its doors in 2015. The museum is state of the art. It was founded because of the Pipestone Creek bone bedLes mer
Mile “0” of the Alaska Highway! Got a picture of each of the markers because well we are tourists and Kyle is a surveyor, I didn’t want to make the mistake of not getting the correct marker!Les mer