Today is the best weather we've had in days and it is time to leave. Ziggy and I take a long walk and see more elk around the campground. We pack up and hit the road early. We drive back the way we came into the park and back up the road past the Brule exit. We see many deer and elk along the road and the scenery is picture perfect. Now we are heading north (not west) and I can feel Alaska calling.
We drive straight through to Grande Prairie, Alberta and find a bustling city. We're staying at Camp Tamarack Campground and is it quite adequate and has good internet even though we have to pay for it. They also have many mosquitos and they are aggressive. We have seen a tee shirt that says the Canadian seasons - Winter/mosquitos. I'm sure they'll have that shirt in Alaska too as the mosquito is called the state bird.
After getting settled we head out for lunch and a quick tour of the town. After a stop at the visitor information center and the world's largest sun dial we drive out to Crystal Lake to see the Trumpeter Swans.
The lake is lovely and we walk out on a pier where we see a pair of swans in the distance. Too far for a picture but with binoculars we can see the black faces and graceful necks of these beautiful birds. There were some neat ducks too - one had a bright blue bill (Ruddy Duck) and another was black with a white bill (American Coot). One duck had a bunch of fuzzy little offspring and was busy feeding them.
After stops at a automobile supply store and the supermarket we are in for the evening. Tomorrow we drive two hours to Dawson Creek where we meet our tour group. It is very exciting and we are so anxious to start the drive on the Alaska Highway.
We drive straight through to Grande Prairie, Alberta and find a bustling city. We're staying at Camp Tamarack Campground and is it quite adequate and has good internet even though we have to pay for it. They also have many mosquitos and they are aggressive. We have seen a tee shirt that says the Canadian seasons - Winter/mosquitos. I'm sure they'll have that shirt in Alaska too as the mosquito is called the state bird.
After getting settled we head out for lunch and a quick tour of the town. After a stop at the visitor information center and the world's largest sun dial we drive out to Crystal Lake to see the Trumpeter Swans.
The lake is lovely and we walk out on a pier where we see a pair of swans in the distance. Too far for a picture but with binoculars we can see the black faces and graceful necks of these beautiful birds. There were some neat ducks too - one had a bright blue bill (Ruddy Duck) and another was black with a white bill (American Coot). One duck had a bunch of fuzzy little offspring and was busy feeding them.
After stops at a automobile supply store and the supermarket we are in for the evening. Tomorrow we drive two hours to Dawson Creek where we meet our tour group. It is very exciting and we are so anxious to start the drive on the Alaska Highway.
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