We left the Northern Rockies Lodge and drove East on the Alaska Highway. The first part of our day was on mountain roads and along streams and lakes:
Not far from the lodge we found this Stone Sheep on the side of the road licking the asphalt to get the salt from the winter road treatment. She was unconcerned by our presence:
We liked this small waterfall:
When the water rushes down a mountain canyon and deposits the rocks in a curved shape, it is called an Alluvial Fan:
Roads and mountains create great driving roads:
In this part of the Alaska Highway there are less services available to travellers. Many gas stations have gone out of business. Some struggle on but have decaying equipment. I got a kick out of the range of gas pumps at this station:
We inquired about the Tour Boat schedule and found out it is a Three Hour Tour:
Summit Lake and the Laird River are in the northern part of the Canadian Rocky Mountains:
to be continued......