Whitecourt, Alberta

A good 3 hour drive from Gibbons to Whitecourt, all set up at the Lions Club Campground for 1:30 pm After a late lunch. we visit the information centre which is next door to the camping, get fixed up with a trail map and set off on another nature walk.

 

We have moved out of the prairie and are now in forest, the big change is the light and not being able to see the big sky.

  

We are now in bear country, this worried us a bit as we have no bear spray, the lady at the info. centre said there had been no bear sightings this summer,  the cougars were the problem and what do you do if one of those takes a fancy to you - - we set off into the woods a little worried

  

The trail we walked, not a sight or sound of bears, cougars or any other wild life except for butterflies, which quite pleased me as I like watching them.

  

I dont think we have seen this one before, I have no idea what its called, pretty though.

 

Two for the price of one, and they are different.

 

This is the last butterfly pic.

 

So I thought how about another bug. thats it folks another great day on the road, todays milage 187km. To morrow we go to Valley View.