Marten River Campground

My first full day in Slave Lake.  The morning was cool but plenty of sun as I headed for the banding station.  When I arrived I was warmly greeted by the staff.  Today was not a very active day for them and while I was there we only banded a Mourning Warbler, Chipping and Clay-colored Sparrow but I did get some good shots of Common Mergansers and Common Goldeneyes out in the lake.  I have posted pictures taken today on my photography web site.  I left there about 10:30 to return to camp.  As I came up the road toward the park entrance I got to see a Cougar cross the road in front of me.  That’s a first for me.  I have seen large cats at the ranch which were called black panthers but this was my first for Canada.  After lunch I headed to Slave Lake to see if my credit card had arrived and to my surprise it was there waiting for me.  Chase does and outstanding job.  Then I did my washing, first I have done since leaving Texas.  I also went to the local Walmart for a few groceries and to pick up some fuses for the trailer.  For some reason I blew a fuse on the water pump this morning while the generator was running, so I picked up some in case this happens again.  After filling up in town I headed back to fix dinner, check on Dulce and put up my clothes.  This evening I wrote three blogs and worked on pictures to post sitting in front of the fire.  As I finish writing this it is raining again, but at least it is not cold.  I will now head to the Boreal Center to get Wifi and post these blogs and pictures.