After spending about 3 days slowly driving to Jasper and another few days there, we headed out to Lac la Biche, to visit our oldest son, Mike. Lac la Biche is 2 hrs northeast of Edmonton, Alberta on the way to Fort McMurray. It's almost past the agriculture part of the prairies and is in the boreal forest with miles and miles of aspen trees. The land is very flat to our eyes . It took Mike a long time to get used to the landscape. There are hundreds of lakes nearby in the county that he lives in and fishing and ice-fishing are big-time activities.
The town of Lac la Biche from the provincial park across the lake. Lac la Biche is right on the lake and was settled by french Canadian fur traders and missionaries.
the beach at the campsite
cormorants lined up on a little island in Lac la Biche lake
pelicans on the lake
The weather had been cool and rainy almost the whole summer and a lot of the birds had already migrated. Usually there are hundreds of pelicans and cormorants around. We did manage to find some though.
Rick on the viewing platform at the park
a pelican in the sunset
spectacular sunsets when the weather co-operated
Mike had a new fishing boat this year and we enjoyed our days out on the local lakes. The fishing was not quite as good as some years, again because of the rainy weather.
Muffy waiting for a fish!
Touchwood Lake
After spending nearly a week, we headed back towards the Rockies through rolling foothills and prairie scenery.
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