Muncho Lake / Stone Mountain

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Crossing the northern Rockies, the Alaska Highway passes through two BC provincial parks, Muncho Lake and Stone Mountain, only a few miles from one another. This is one of my favorite places. It's a long way from anywhere, the only access is several hundred miles on the AK highway, or by small plane on a gravel landing strip. Heading south, Muncho Lake is first; you kind of just run up on an overlook. This time of year (May), the lake still has a layer of ice over it:

The lake is s brilliant turquoise color due to copper oxide being leached out of the bedrock:

The shores are gravel, and the water is extraordinarily clean and clear:

A couple more miles south you enter Stone Mountain Provincial Park, which is known for a population of Stone sheep. The sheep (like most wildlife along the AK highway) have little fear of cars or people. I saw a group of 6 or 7 just beside the road, and got out to take some photos:

This youngster took a sip from the creek:

Before hopping over to go elsewhere: