Having covered much of the area close to Jasper and to the west,we drove out east toward Hinton to explore something new. The main road twists through the lake riddled valley which makes for a nice scenic drive in itself. About half an hour from Jasper, we turned up the Miette road that is the acess for Miette Hot Springs. Everything was lush and green in the valley.
We did see a black bear at one of the campsites along the way. What a surprise! We hardly ever see black bears during our travels in Western Canada!
Anyway, this healthy young bear was going about his business stripping the forest of berries. He was right at the entrance to the Pocahontas campground but that didn't seem to deter him.
