Murray Creek Waterfall – Carmacks, Yukon

So my  friend Pierre brought me out into the bush  today. We went for a hike to Murray Creek Waterfalls just outside of Carmacks. Its spring in the Yukon so it’s very muddy and as I like to call it… mushy. There is still snow on the ground. In fact it was hailing when we started out on the path.

It’s a 45 minute hike up a slight incline to get to the falls.  If you have an ATV you could drive up the road.   We walked it and I was fairly out of breath. I think I need to start going for runs more than once a week. I’m glad I quit smoking four days earlier though.

Spring

Unfortunately we didn’t see much wildlife; just a couple of birds. We saw some bear tracks though.  *Sigh* I think its my summer  goal is to see a wild bear. Everyone else has seen one! I’ve lived in BC my entire life and been camping since I was 6 months old  and I have never seen a bear. (Mom or Dad correct me if I’m wrong and saw one when I was young and don’t remember)

Bear Tracks

      We saw some crocuses near the bear tracks. Apparently,  bears eat them in spring. I wonder if they dig out the bulbs. I would imagine there is more nutritional value in those. Anyone?

Crocus