Wabasso Lake

We have been staying in Wabasso Campground, which is not on Wabasso Lake. Well actually it is technically only about 1/2 mile away, but to get to the trailhead we had to drive 20 miles because there is a ridge between the campground and the lake and the road goes around the ridge.

Wabasso is the Stoney Indian word for rabbit and the trail crosses the floor of the Athabasca Valley and climbs over a series of parallel ridges left behind by the glaciers of the Late Wisconsin Ice Age.

At the top of the first ridge we could look across the valley floor to the mountains on the other side.

The lake was created by beaver and there is plenty of evidence that beaver are active in the area. 

Our lunch spot. We were able to watch the antics of several loon as they dove for their lunch. 

Loons resting on a sand bar after enjoying a filling lunch. They dive under water and stay submerged 20 -30 seconds, then come up about 20 feet away from where they first went under.

On the way back.

Every horizon in the park is awe inspiring.

Some folks get oil deliveries, but here, in the campground, we get firewood delivery.