Author Archives: David Dice

Beehive Basin Trail, September 10

It was definitely cold last night.  There was frost on the windshield this morning.  Fall has arrived here in the mountains of Montana. We drove to Big Sky after breakfast and stopped at the tourist information office where we got … Continue reading

Posted in Going South, 2013 | Comments Off on Beehive Basin Trail, September 10

Red Cliff Campground, September 9

There was a very pretty sunrise this morning.  The only other campers in the campground were also up early this morning, and they were taking pictures of the sunrise over the lake.  We left at 7:30 am, drove through Helena … Continue reading

Posted in Going South, 2013 | Comments Off on Red Cliff Campground, September 9

White Sandy Campground, Helena, MT, September 9

We got away in good time this morning and drove to Milk River where we checked our email.  From there it is just a short drive to the border crossing where everything went very smoothly. After crossing the border we … Continue reading

Posted in Going South, 2013 | Comments Off on White Sandy Campground, Helena, MT, September 9

Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, September 7

It began to rain last night, and it poured heavily for at least an hour.  It was just about the time most people were starting to build campfires for the evening, so the campsite quieted down very quickly.  It then … Continue reading

Posted in Going South, 2013 | Comments Off on Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, September 7

Coulee View Trail, September 6

It didn’t rain overnight, so we hiked the Coulee View trail, which starts from the visitor centre, this morning.  First though we registered for the bus tour of the restricted part of the park for this afternoon.  It was a … Continue reading

Posted in Going South, 2013 | Comments Off on Coulee View Trail, September 6

Dinosaur Provincial Park, September 5

Yesterday we left Prince Albert shortly before noon, drove to Eston (which we reached around 3:30) and visited with Enid’s mother.  We took her from the Jubilee Lodge to where we had set up our trailer, and had a nice … Continue reading

Posted in Going South, 2013 | Comments Off on Dinosaur Provincial Park, September 5

Kinowa Lake Trail, June 5

We hiked the approximatey 10 km return trip to Anglin Lake on the Kinowa trail on our last morning in Prince Albert National Park.  It was a nice morning to walk with a strong breeze (if we were out paddling … Continue reading

Posted in Summer, 2013 | Comments Off on Kinowa Lake Trail, June 5

Wolves on Shady Lake, June 4

Today was a day when we saw a lot of wildlife. I awoke early this morning so that I could try to take pictures of birds. I did get find some merganser ducks but didn’t get too many pictures before … Continue reading

Posted in Summer, 2013 | Comments Off on Wolves on Shady Lake, June 4

Loons on Sandy Lake, June 2

  It was another nice though cool morning as we took the canoe across to the far side of Sandy Lake.  The wind was from the east so it was behind us and with the long open sweep of the … Continue reading

Posted in Summer, 2013 | Comments Off on Loons on Sandy Lake, June 2

Spruce River Highlands Trail, June 1

  We hiked the many hills of the Spruce River Highlands Trail this morning. It was slightly overcast and a bit cooler than it has been, but a nice morning.  Not far from the start of the trail we came … Continue reading

Posted in Summer, 2013 | Comments Off on Spruce River Highlands Trail, June 1