Day 27 - Sunday, October 13

We stayed in "our house" right until 11AM because it was only about a 2 hour drive to Edmonton from Red Deer. I wasn't crazy about that so mapped out an alternate route far off the main highway. That increased our travel time to 5 hours but included a lovely hike through Pigeon Lake Provincial Park...and you know what kind of day it was.   😀

We're still in rolling prairie land but there was a lot more trees than I expected - not unlike many parts of Ontario actually.

Except for these of course.

A visit to Pigeon Lake Provincial Park worked out very nicely for us given the weather and the fact we had ample time to enjoy a walk in the woods. Pigeon Lake is about 37 square miles with a maximum depth of 30 feet, so it's not a huge lake by any means but was a very pretty spot for a hike.

It was a wonderful hike but I was quite surprised to find it very buggy, Really?! You know it's mid-October, in Alberta and below 15 degrees C!? Nothing could spoil it today.

We arrived in Edmonton, actually Leduc, the south end of the city, where the airport is. We're here three nights then wing our way home on Wednesday.

😎