So to escape the heat we took the younger three out for an early dinner last night.....air conditioned restaurants....wonderful! Then we picked up Iced Capps and drove out to Elk Island Park.......being in the car is lovely and cool and I took my camera (of course lol) and got some great snaps! We drove up to Astotin Lake and walked along the beach and the boardwalk before heading to the playground at dusk.......as we drove out of the park all of the animals were coming out...it's a great time to go as they have all been hiding in the cool of the trees from the heat but at dusk they come out to drink and walk around......the bison trail was VERY busy with bison taking dustbaths and practicing their rutting......the beaver seemed to just be enjoying a leisurely swim.......gophers were dashing here and there.......
I thought it was quite funny that the car in front of us at Tim Hortons (Baseline/ Broadmoor by Joey T's) was the car in front of us as we drove into Elk Island Park...how funny we had the same idea of Iced Capps and driving out to the park! They had their kayak with them.......
Elk Island was quiet as usual...I'm surprised how few people go there...especially on a lovely evening like last night....the breeze off of the lake was nice and there weren't any mosquito's.....and the trails are cool and shady from the trees......it was a lovely evening!
Here are the wildlife pictures....i'll post the scenic pictures later!
