MONT-ORFORD PARK

July 25-29, 2021

Sarcelle 45 at Lac Fraser

I booked next years camping at the same spot. I hesitated because this camping site is perfect uninhabited, but it was distressing to see the habitat destroyed with the backing of colonialist parents who believed it was their kids sacred right to stay off the trails and stamp down the flora with visible destruction within the day. 

It was close to a wonderful lake that had naturalist activities called Beaver Hut lake, where I actually saw a Beaver (heard first) at dusk. Hopefully next time Rebecca will be with me to see it too!

There is a nice trail near the water to the small beach. I think it would be fun to be on the  Stukley Lake side near the Bonnallie service centre where the lectures were.

This is the view from our picnic table. Very restful, until the children run through it and wake you up!

 The trails are likely beaver made. This pond has an old hut, and trees felled in clear"a beaver was here" fashion. They have had to move their hut upstream (I couldn't find it, but I had fun trying!)

A tiny red-backed salamander on the Three Pond trail, near Cherry tree Lake.

We didn't see a deer, but we did find tracks (Three Pond trail, again!)

Mount Orford Trail Map