From Saskatoon, it was on to Prince Albert and then up to Pinehouse Lake the following day. After a brief stop in Pinehouse Lake to meet with the local conservation officer, it was into the bush.

When we got out of the vehicle, the blackflies descended around us. As we moved into the bush they were joined by the mosquitos. They actually weren’t that bad, I didn’t have to use my bug jacket, as long as you were moving it was okay. But once we got to where we were going, it was time for the bug juice. Here is one of the trees we marked.

On the way out we spotted some Pink Lady’s Slipper (Cypripedium acaule).

Further along we came across a Spruce Grouse (Falcipennis canadensis).

We had lucked out with the weather and bugs, not so much with the roads, due to all the rain they had received the gravel roads weren’t so good. The last 100 km is gravel/dirt roads and it took over 90 minutes. It was back to Beauval for the night.