Our Drive to Liard River, British Columbia, Canada

The Visitor Center in 

Fort Nelson has lots of

brochures for travelers.

Souvenirs too....

We were told that if we choose to feed the bears in the area, that they will be killed.  A bear that is fed turns to scavenging.  Scavenging bears are a danger to humans, livestock and pets and must be killed.

The Fort Nelson Heritage Museum
opens on June 1st.






***British Columbia Fun Fact:  This is the northern most end of wired electricity in British Columbia.  North of here all electricity we come across in Lodges, at gas stations etc. is run by generator.

This hearty traveler pushes

his belongings on an

all terrain cart.

Our first Black Bear sighting!






Because of the size of the bear, I think this is an older cub that mama bear has driven off because she's just given birth and can nurture just one cub to two to three years before having another birth.

Black Bear sightings are common spring time occurrence in New York State.   Newly separated two and three year old Black Bear cubs go for the easiest food, which happens to be closest to humans.  Trouble ensues and a lucky Black Bear is tranquilized and moved to very deep woods.  The unlucky Black Bear is killed.

We expect to get arrive in

 Watson Lake on May 14th.

This large crane and follow vehicle
passed us while we were taking
pictures at a turn out.

Report All Poachers

& Polluters Sign

This picture reminds me of
the McDonald River winding
through the valley reminds me
of a  post card.

Our first Caribou sighting!

The Caribou with short horns is a female.  The ones without horns may be too immature to
have horns.

Professor Eric points to the

base of the waterfall.

We passed the crane and it's follow vehicle and continued toward Liard Hot Springs.

Our first Stone Sheep sighting!

Muncho Lake is considered to be
the most beautiful lake in Canada.

 

Copper Oxide from the surrounding

rocks makes the water bluish green.

We are entering
Bison (buffalo) country.

A Bison & her calf

We saw at least twenty Bison today.  The herd is estimated to be about 200.  It's making a come back from near extinction.

A Moose!

We sit on the side of the
road to watch it roam
the field before heading
into the woods.

We are spending the night in the

Liard Hot Springs Overflow

Parking Area.

Here comes the huge crane
we saw earlier today.






It looks like we'll have company in the Overflow Parking Area tonight.