Elk Island National Park

We enjoyed a nice breakfast before driving just about 20 minutes to the nearby Elk Island National Park, a tip we got from a nice Indian couple at the Beauty Creek wilderness hostel. Already on the way there we saw so many bisons along the fences bordering the national park. Right after entering, there is a short bison viewing loop road where we could see three big herds of bisons in the plains and pretty close to the road.
We decided on a pretty long walk because the park is overall pretty flat. During the first half we walked through a herd of bisons 🦬 which was a little scary at first but they were shy and tried to stay away. Even though the bulls looked very mighty, when we got closer they backed off and watched us from a safe distance. A little while later we saw a beaver 🦫 in a pond working busy on a little tree. We followed him back to his dam (called a lodge🥹) where another beaver showed up and they built together. After the extended loop with 22 km we had some snacks and a little rest before doing two more but smaller walks. At the beaver pond walk we encountered a group of cute little muskrats grooming and eating on stones in a pond. We spent some time watching them playing and then drove to the Visitor Center and then back to Calgary for our flight tomorrow.Read more