Andy Bailey PP, BC - Muncho Lake PP, BC

Day 8 – Saturday, August 6 2005
Andy Bailey PP, BC – Muncho Lake PP, BC
Miles Driven: 182

We had only driven a few miles down the highway toward Fort Nelson when I spotted a small black bear standing at the edge of a clearing. We tried to get a picture of him, but he darted across the road and into the woods before we could get the camera out. We stopped in Fort Nelson to re-stock our supplies and continued down the road. Just past the turn off to Fort Laird and the Northwest Territory Tim spotted a big black bear crossing the road, again we were too late to get a picture. This section of the highway is quite pretty and we stopped several times to take photos and video, including at the top of Steamboat Mountain and along the Tetsa River. Near Stone Mountain there were Stone sheep and caribou on the highway. We were able to find a safe place to pull over and get good pictures. This turned out to be one of the best days for wildlife sightings. About 1:30 we stopped for the night at Muncho Lake Provincial Park Strawberry Flats campground. This is a beautiful lake and since it was Saturday, the park filled up by early afternoon. It rained fairly hard during the night and was overcast when we left in the morning. This is a picture at the lake, and since it was such a great day for photo ops I will add a few more for you to enjoy.