Dee has planned a provisional route which begins at Calgary and takes us immediately west toward the Rocky Mountains and Banff National Park, a visit to Banff where we were married last year will be out first stop for provisions and a reminisce.
White Winged Crossbill |
From Jasper we now head west crossing from Alberta back into British Columbia once more at Yellowhead and then turn south-west for several days to investigate Wells Gray Provincial Park. Black Bears, Grizzlies, Moose, Mountain Goats, Caribou, Wolves, Cougar and bird species such as Merlin, Osprey, Eagle, Cranes and Heron are all a possibility.
Our next way point is due west, and uncharted territory for us, as we head for Williams Lake near the San Jose River, the lake offers a unique opportunity to view shorebirds and waterfowl that populate the wetland marsh. Ospreys, Bald Eagles, Black-capped Chickadees, Yellow-headed Blackbird, Marsh Wren, Brewer's Blackbird, Great Blue Heron, Hooded Merganser, Swallows, Flycatchers, Gulls, Hummingbirds, and songbirds. Animals include Red Foxes, Mink, Otters, Beavers and Muskrats. Here we also plan to visit the Indian reserves at Deep Creek and re-assess the trip for timings.
From here and over the following week we turn in a southerly direction towards Carpenter Lake, then progressing further south arriving at The Whistler, Garibaldi Provisional Park. The final leg of our trip will see us arriving at Vancouver where we split and depart for our journeys back to the UK and Spain.