We saw 8 species of mammal: Elk, Bighorn sheep, Mountain goat, Golden-mantled Ground squirrel, Least chipmunk, Coyote, Mule deer, Muskrat. (I guess we saw 12 if you count the cows, horses, sheep and goats.)
We saw 82 species of birds (83, if you count starlings - and most of you know what I think about those vermin!). If you'd like to see the bird list, let me know and I'll email it to you.
For the entire trip, during the day, the temperature got below 80° only 2 times, both at the Columbia Icefield.
Our daytime high was 102° at 7PM in Redding the day we drove home.
Our daytime low was 42° at the Athabasca Glacier.
It rained on us on I-5 near the Sacramento NWR the day we left, Sept. 12.
It cost us an average of $42 to fill the gas tank on our car each time we did that. Remember, for several of those fills, we were paying Canadian dollars. I thought that was actually pretty good. My car's tank holds a little over 20 gallons.
Gas cost an average of $1.05 per liter - and a liter is about equal to a quart, meaning gas was about $4.20 per gallon.
We visited 7 parks, refuges, and natural areas: Yoho National Park, Banff NP, Jasper NP, Malheur NWR, Sacramento NWR, Tulelake NWR, and John Day Fossil Beds Natural Area.
It was a great trip, made more fun by knowing that many of my family and friends were able to keep up with and share in the adventures we were having. The places we visited were all so beautiful and different. I may become a car trip convert! Thanks for reading this blog. I hope you've found it interesting and that maybe you learned a little something or other about our earth and its varied inhabitants. If you have any questions or comments I'm most interested to hear them. I have lots of brochures and other info I'd love to share. Until the next adventure, BYE!
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