Wyndham Carseland Comfort Camping May 23 - May 26, 2022

The last place I feel like I want to be at, is anywhere in the city!  With a wonderful weather forecast and full vacancy for Comfort Camping at Wyndham Carseland Provincial Park, I signed up for three nights.   I enjoyed the experience here last August and at that time knew I would land back here one day.  This time though I stayed for three nights.  I checked in just before four and while doing so, the host came by in his golf cart to see that everything was AOK and to let him know if I needed anything.  I needed nothing more than what I brought and just being away from the city was more than enough!  

I arrived too early to check in so ventured along the path that went by the comfort camping units so I could see my home away from home.  This is looking at it from the pathway.  I zoomed in with my camera and could see the zippers had been unlocked.  I could check in if I wanted to but I first strolled the trail towards the main campground to see how things were there.  It was quiet!  

This is the inside of my unit after unpacking and setting it up.  The right photo shows a view through the screen.  The bottom photo shows the view when I stayed inside reading for a couple of hours while a rain shower passed over.  I was thankful they provide an electric heater, I turned it on when I woke each morning.  The three nights of sleep were the best I have had in ages other than the sleeps I had while in Spain.   

Mornings and evenings are all about a fire!  I enjoyed coffee by the fire, reading by it, sipping wine by it, journaling by it and chugging beer while eating chips by it.  Even doing nothing but being by it was nice!   

These are just a few of my favourite scenery photos I took while walking the trails.  

The provincial park sits between prairie land and the Bow River.  

 

I knew the birding would be fabulous!  I created two collages below that show just some of the species I saw.  There were numerous others but for one reason or another I liked these ones the best.  I have recorded what kind each is but I feel too lazy to type in all the names here.

In addition to birding, walking the trails, sitting by the fire, I also enjoyed lots of time reading.  I purchased the book before going to Spain with the intentions of it being my book to read for that trip, getting there, while there and for the flight home.  I got through six pages during that entire three week stretch.  What I needed was lots of quiet, down time to truly get lost in it, and I had great success with that!

I am home now and feeling refreshed and full of fresh air!  

I am ready to take on the city once again!  

Comfort Camping Wyndham Carseland Provincial Park August 24-26, 2021

When I spotted the Comfort Camping sites at Wyndham Carseland Provincial Park on August 18th, I knew I wanted to stay in one at this location. I did comfort camp before at Dinosaur Provincial Park so I knew what I would be in for.  I checked the website and there was vacancy so I booked two nights.  T'was nice to go mid week as it was very quiet and the weather was ideal to boot.   The sites sit close to the Bow River with just a pathway and line of trees in between.  This was my home away from home for two nights!

For health and safety reasons due to the way our world is, I had to bring my own bedding and cookware.  That's a queen size bed, there is a futon to the left which opens to double size.  I used it as a sofa.  There is electricity with lots of outlets.  Two lamps are provided as you can see on either side of the bed, there is a fridge, coffee maker, kettle, electric heater, fan, table and four chairs.  There are two Adirondack chairs on the covered deck, a fire pit, picnic table and a bar-b-q.   

view from the front

It takes a couple of minutes to walk to the open fields.  

With coffee in hand that's where I headed each morning to see the sun rise.

The Bow River was a minute away. 

With wine glass in hand, that's where I went to sit on a log and watch the sun set.

The fire ban and fire restrictions were lifted for this County and Provincial Park.

I put many kilometres on my walking shoes, strolling the trails and along the river's edge.  

These are some of the sights I saw while "out & about" at The Park.    

Another reason I wanted to come back to Wyndham Carseland Provincial Park was to play out being a bird nerd.  The Cormorants and Pelicans were in abundance.  I heard an owl in the middle of the night and one morning while walking the hiking trail, I saw this juvenile American Bald Eagle high on a tree just off the trail.  

There were many Yellow Warblers!  This one stayed awhile on the branch.  

So, the Grey Catbird sounds just like a cat! 

Did I hear the Grey Catbird or did I hear the grey cat!  

a few of the other birds I saw

I thoroughly enjoyed the entire time I spent here Comfort Camping.  I was so fortunate with lots of sunshine and bright blue sky.  The days were warm enough and the nights cold enough that I needed to turn the heater on when I woke in the morning.  This place is quiet through the week but my understanding is, it is full on weekends.  While it is not far from the city, I felt like I was a world away!  The Comfort Camping season here ends shortly. I'm happy to have experienced it this summer!