Fauna in the Mountains Above Canmore

Last updated on: July 30, 2019 at 6:58 pm by Dan Peterson

Fauna in the Mountains Above Canmore 2019-07-30T18:58:32-06:00 Dan Peterson

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

A view from the Mount Engadine Lodge of the meadow in which we watched a large bull moose for quite some time until he wandered off into the trees.
I found this image at https://www.cookinginmygenes.com/afternoon-tea-mount-engadine-lodge/. I’m not sure what the copyright status of the image is. If it’s problematic, the owner need only tell me and I’ll remove it. I hope, though, that my publicizing both the website and the lodge will pay, at least in part, for my having appropriated the beautiful image.

We dropped one of the couples that have been traveling with us off at the Calgary airport on Saturday night. Today, we dropped the other couple off.

Our last day in Canmore was remarkable. We did a long backcountry loop, often on very rough roads, through the Peter Lougheed Provincial Park and the Kananaskis Country, with occasional stops for hiking.

For quite a while, we watched a large bull moose grazing in a gorgeous meadow near the Mount Engadine Lodge., which is named after a nearby mountain that, in its turn, is named after the beautiful Engadin or Engadine Valley of Canton Graubünden in eastern Switzerland. We were several hundred yards from the lodge but, after the moose took his leave, we went over to have a look at the place. Wow. Very nicely located. I would love to stay there some time. Actually, I would love to stay there for a couple of weeks, overlooking the meadow from the patio and writing. But the per-night price is a bit steep even for a lavishly-paid apologist such as I.

We also came across a mother grizzly bear and her cub grazing in another meadow. We watched them for easily fifteen minutes. They were a safe distance off, but, even so, we were always mindful of how far away our car was — and one of us had a cannister of bear spray along.

Just a block or so from the place where we were staying, we saw a herd of female and young elk, grazing by the roadside.

And we saw innumerable bighorn sheep, including a group of four exceedingly stupid juveniles who insisted on licking something that they found absolutely fascinating along the double yellow line in the middle of the road. They held up traffic for at least ten or fifteen minutes as we watched them. Occasionally a motorcycle would frighten them off the road and up an embankment. But within thirty to sixty seconds they would be right back down licking that center line. Their movements were darting and very unpredictable, and it was difficult for cars to get past them. We watched them from a turn-off above the road, expecting at any moment to see one or more of them killed. We thought of trying to drive them off ourselves, but we knew that they would just return yet again. I wonder if they’re still alive by now.

Posted from Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Previous Post

July 29, 2019

Some Thoughts on the Temple

Next Post

July 29, 2019 Misogyny in the "Arabian Nights"?

Browse Our Archives

Select a Category Uncategorized

Select a Month October 2026 September 2026 August 2026 July 2026 June 2026 May 2026 April 2026 March 2026 February 2026 January 2026 December 2025 November 2025 October 2025 September 2025 August 2025 July 2025 June 2025 May 2025 April 2025 March 2025 February 2025 January 2025 December 2024 November 2024 October 2024 September 2024 August 2024 July 2024 June 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 February 2024 January 2024 December 2023 November 2023 October 2023 September 2023 August 2023 July 2023 June 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 June 2022 May 2022 April 2022 March 2022 February 2022 January 2022 December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 March 2014 August 2013 February 2012

TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz

What did God create on the second day?

Select your answer to see how you score.

Trees Sun Fish Sky