...Muncho Lake Provincial Park

The Hufford girls at the entrance of McDonald Campground, Muncho Lake Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada.  They are on their way to hike up McDonald Creek.  The roadway behind them is the Alaska Highway.

The hike begins.

This bull caribou watched us intently as we made our way up McDonald Creek.

Laura found an interesting rock along the way.

Emily also found an interesting rock along the way.

Sisters balance on a rock in McDonald Creek.

The Hufford girls hiked a long way up the alluvial plain of McDonald Creek.

Our campsite at Muncho Lake.

When we left Montana we knew one of the places we wanted to stop was Muncho Lake.  It's a remarkably beautiful place in northern British Columbia, Canada.  After several days of driving we were ready for a break when we got there so we pulled into Strawberry Flats Provincial Campground only to find there weren't any sites available.  We drove down the road a few miles to McDonald Campground to find it totally full as well.  Fortunately the Campground Attendant was parked nearby and he said there was one site left in the overflow camping area.  We rushed to it and set up camp.

After a quick lunch we shouldered our packs and walked across the Alaska Highway where we hiked for several hours up the alluvial plain of McDonald Creek.  It was very Alaska-like.  We walked along on rocks trying to identify plants and making friends with a very curious bull caribou.  It was warm so the Hufford girls soaked their feet in McDonald Creek before we turned back toward the campground where we spent the evening enjoying the spectacular views around Muncho Lake.

The next morning came early and even though we weren't ready to leave we knew many miles were ahead of us.  We stashed and stowed our gear and hit the road, glad that we were able to stay at McDonald Campground in...Muncho Lake Provincial Park.