Day 20 - Muncho Lake, BC

Today was a sightseeing day at Muncho Lake. We rode south to the exit of the park and then a little past.

We were searching for some wildlife and had some success too. The first sighting was two Stone sheep. They are similar to the Dall sheep we saw in Alaska but are brown not white. They blend into the color of the mountains here very well. There was no place to stop and get a picture and they were scampering into the forest as we went by. Next we came upon a big moose. Again, as soon we got there it scampered into the forest so there was no picture taken.

We turned around at Toad River and headed back to the lodge at Muncho Lake. The plan was to stop some and get some pictures of the area and hope the moose were still hanging around where we saw them the first time. Perhaps it was a favorite place for them to eat something. Success. Although we did not see the same bull moose we saw going down we saw two females and they were standing still long enough for Walt to get pictures.

Plans for the rest of the day are to just relax, nap, and do whatever. Although this is a Provincial Park it really is more of a preserve probably. There is not much to do for activities if you don't fish. I may search out some trails alongside the lake if that is possible. (Depends on the bugs!)

We'll probably start early tomorrow morning. It is about 400 miles to Fort St. John tomorrow.