Blogs from Elk Island National Park, Alberta, Canada, North America

Advertisement


After Jasper we drove 4 hours to the Elk Island National Park 30 mins east of Edmonton. The main attraction at this park is the herd of wild bison that roam the park (buffalos). Joy and Gary has experiences seeing bison up close in Custer State Park and Yellowstone and wanted to give Finley the same experience. The park has a bison loop road where the bison sometimes roam. On the first evening we were disappointed that the bison were only viewable in a far away field. Finley spotted them but were too far away for pictures. We decided to get up early the next morning and try again. The bison did not disappoint. We got to see bison on the side of the road and a large herd (hundreds) in a field on the bison ... read more
Beaver Lodge near campground.
Family of Canada Geese
Deer Near Campsite

North America » Canada » Alberta » Elk Island National Park October 25th 2008

Einen meiner ersten Ausflüge hier hab ich in den Elk Island National Park gemacht. Nur eine Stunde mit dem Auto von Edmonton entfernt findet man sich in einer flachen Landschaft mit vielen Seen und wilden Tieren wieder. Laut Reiseführer leben hier Elche (nja, das hätte jetzt wohl niemand geahnt), Bisons (Wood Bison and Plain Bison), Rentiere, jede Menge Rehe, Biber und die verschiedensten Flugtiere (will jetzt nicht alle Vögel hier aufzählen). Vereinzelt mag es auch Bären geben, aber sicher nicht sehr viele. So sind wir also gemeinsam, bepackt mit unseren Lunchpaketen (meins war wiedereinmal das Größte: 2 Sandwiches, 1 Äpfel, 10 Müsli- bzw. Schokoriegel) durch den Park gewandert, haben das herrliche Wetter und die bunten Herbstfarben genossen und waren ständig auf der Suche nach Elchen und anderen Parkbewohnern. Gefunden haben wir zwar keine Elche, dafür aber ... read more
Bisonfamilie am Straßenrand
Bisonfamilie
Bison liegend


Here are some photos that go with the last two entries.... read more
Prickly Pear Cactus
T-Rex Centre, Eastend, SK
Wild Turkeys in Cypress Hills (Alberta)


And so we continue! May I just say that my calling the Tyrell Museum a dinosaur Museum did not do it justice. My lord! This Museum is the best museum I've ever been in. oh ya, and it's proper name is The Royal Tyrell Museum of Paleontology (in Drumheller). Wow! we were blown away. Every year they find new fossils around the badlands and in the Rocky Shales. And every 1-2 years there is a new missing link it seems. So those of you who have bought paleontology books, there are new theories being made to make some books obsolete. It seems that there was a runaway dinosaur or two in the town. So we ventured off in the evening to capture this rare event. See photos. Now our story takes us to Elk Island National ... read more




Tot: 0.081s; Tpl: 0.004s; cc: 7; qc: 38; dbt: 0.0479s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1mb