July 31, 2007

Edmonton to Jasper

Before we met a couple of fellow learners from my recently completed MA in Professional Communication at Royal Roads University for lunch in Edmonton, Yumi and I spent the morning at the Royal Alberta Museum. We enjoyed the dioramas and live animal exhibits, and wished we'd had more time to explore.

Here are some of the beautiful and educational dioramas:

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Coyote family.

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Wolves.

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Golden eagle and chick.

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Yumi is spellbound by the eagle catching a rabbit diorama.

And here are some of the live animals:

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A western hognose snake -- cute! And endangered :-(

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An amazing stick insect.

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Yumi staring at the unnerving giant tropical cockroaches!

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Brook trout.

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Arctic grayling.

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Northern pike -- a ghostly predator...

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Relaxing by the fire with a brewskie at Whistlers campground in Jasper.

Posted by Paul at July 31, 2007 06:46 PM