Wandering from Tennesse to Alaska 2023

[Machinebuilder]

this will be another photo dump, I'm not good at writing so I will let my pictures do the talking.

5-24 I took a rest day to pay bills etc

5-25 Riding Mountain NP and Duck Mountain PP

I saw 6 bears and 1 Fox along the road in Riding mountain

The Wishing Well

Bear Jam, Very few bears in europe so this is a new experience for them

Duck Mountain, Mt Baldy tower, this is the highest point in Manitoba

Gabby went up the tower with me

Sox stayed at the bottom and cried

 

[Machinebuilder]

5-26
Duck Mountain PP

Swan Lake has a nice community museum, most of my pictures aren't very good as it was a dark and rainy day

at least there wasn't a Sorry We're Closed sign

 

[Machinebuilder]

5-27/28 Prince Albert NP
I liked my camp at Sandy lake so much I stayed 2 nights. some of the best sites I've ever seen

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Thanks for this update.Are those Wood Bison?
Your trip has visited some very interesting places.
Thanks.
Safe travels.
Frank

 

[Machinebuilder]

I don’t think they are woods bison. The fescue prairie was mentioned on signs

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Thanks.

Frank

 

[FAW3]

Following…great photos and report. Thanks!

 

[Vic Harder]

Bison?? Did I miss a picture with Bison?

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Vic they are on the 5/23 post.
Reason I asked about them being Wood Bison is that Alaska is trying to reintroduce
them to their original areas and I think they got some from an area in Alberta.

Anyway the Animal museum outside of Anchorage has some breading groups now.
Frank

 

[Vic Harder]

Ah, Riding Mountain NP - Plains Bison - Bison - Riding Mountain National Park (canada.ca)

 

[Machinebuilder]

I think the woods bison are further north

I am going to work on my next pictures tonight. I’ve got 5g service here. Smokey river boat launch/campground hwy 49 from Falher to Rycroft. Nice free site

 

[Machinebuilder]

sunset 5-28

Not much 5-29/30
Meadow Lake pp

Sir Winston Churchill PP

a fox den under the firewood building

Lac La Biche Mission/residential school

5-31 camped at Ghost lake

a family of beavers, there was 2 big and 3 small ones

6-1 stopped at lesser Slave Lake and found a beach for the dogs to run on

I am heading to Dawson creek tommorow, I will probably backtrack alittle and head to Hay River NWT and Wood Buffalo NP then circle back to the Alaskan hwy, It looks like the Top Of The World and Dempster hwys are not in good shape and I will be best to save them for my way back, so i may be in Atlin BC,Scagway ferry to Haines and then the rest of Alaska

 

[ski3pin]

Great trip, travel safe, keep up the fun!

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

The Top of the World is a nice route.
When you get to Haines there is a small
CG at Mosquito lake about 10/15 miles out of Haines.
Nice free quiet place.
Also in Haines Junction Pine Lake has nice sites.

Thanks for posting your trip.
Frank

 

[Jack]

Seconds to Mosquito Lake CG.

 

[buckland]

Really enjoying your travel postings and great photos. I'd love to be back on the road up there. Avoid the urge to hurray (as it is a big place) ...when I was up there it was a mental battle for me to keep it slow and enjoy without hurrying to the next sight. Your dogs must be well trained to leave bears alone! (and beavers and....)

 

[Machinebuilder]

At the lesser Slave Lake beach they had to be called back from swimming after ducks

 

[Machinebuilder]

6-2,3,4

Donvegan, AB

Grimshaw, AB

Le Crete ferry

Fort Vermillion

 

[Machinebuilder]

6-4,5

Apparently these bison are a cross between plains bison and woods Bison.

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Thanks for the latest post of photos.
It's fun viewing your trip.

Frank