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| Muncho Lake, British Columbia, Canada |
One of our favorite places to visit along the Alaskan
Highway is Muncho Lake in British Columbia.
Muncho Lake and the Northern Rockies Lodge rest on Mile Marker 442/KM
709. The lake is a large and beautiful
emerald green, nestled deep in the upper Rocky Mountains. The area has abundant wildlife, including
stone sheep, bear, moose, and caribou.
We normally stay at MacDonald Lake campground, just north of
the Northern Rockies Lodge. From this
vantage point, we can enjoy the wonderful views, wildlife, and the
Lodge’s famous pork and snitzel dinner… worthy of five stars, as far as we’re
concerned.
We arrived to mostly sunny skies, a beautiful sight after
traveling through all the fires in the Northern Territory. We set up camp in our favorite site and
settled in for several days of bliss.
We have precious friends in the Carolinas who, like us,
consider any rainbow a sign of God’s blessings on whatever they are doing. After a brief rain shower blew over Muncho
Lake, a beautiful rainbow arched over my Rocky Mountain High. I think that our dear Morgan would agree
that this is exactly where we need to be right now!
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| Rainbow over Muncho Lake |
Each morning David would make coffee, then we would head out
to see what animals we could find. Muncho
Lake did not disappoint. At one point I
had to make a choice between photographing a bear or moose… the black bear won
out. Here are a few of the animals we
managed to capture in photo.
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| Black bear near Muncho Lake |
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| Caribou near Muncho Lake |
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| Stone sheep along Alaska Highway near Muncho Lake |
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| Stone sheep lamb near Muncho Lake |
Of course, Roxanne's favorite thing to do on Muncho Lake is to swim...
Liard Air flies out of the Northern Rockies Lodge. The group flies all around the area for
sightseeing and even taking visitors to remote cabins deep in the wilderness
for overnight fly fishing and hiking.
They would land their pontoon plane just in front of our campsite each
evening. What a joy to watch them fly! Maybe one day, we'll even decide to take a tour!
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| Liard Air lands on Muncho Lake |
On Saturday, we arrived at the lodge for our favorite
meal. Our waiter explained that the snitzel
dish was only on the menu in the evening.
What a disappointment! A quick
check with the chef, however, revealed that he was more than willing to
accommodate… particularly since we had driven all the way from Texas just to
enjoy the meal! It was wonderful as
always.
On Saturday, we blew up Calypso, our rubber raft, and took a
bit of a row on the lake before the clouds darkened and rain drove us back to
camp. Unfortunately, the clouds remained
heavy until we left this morning. Rain
or shine, however, Muncho Lake remains a favorite destination. We have already made plans to stop by on our
return trip down the Alaskan Highway!
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| Muncho Lake in British Columbia |
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