Maussiye's guide to wildlife viewing in Algonquin provincial park

When you're small brown with short legs and an orange belly doesn't mean that you're not brave because Maussiye went to 19 forests before. and her favorite one was Algonquin provincial park. She's seen lots of wildlife like bears, moose, wolves, foxes, beavers, muskrats, otters, martens, deer and many other animals or birds.

Maussiye has always had a great love for nature and wildlife, and well she has great enthusiasm about adventuring through the park, she is in a way slightly limited by her natural state. Her medium feet don't carry her far, which makes trails rather hard for her. She also sometimes has trouble navigating big hills or obstacles, so she has to take a different approach to how she is going to go out and experience Algonquin. She loves the idea of portaging, but she can't carry much, nor does she want to.

She would rather be carried to locations that she likes and then have the time to relax eating her favorite snack....tuna. But her aim when she is at the park is one thing: see animals......and pose for the occasional fan selfie. So Maussiye depends on some of the options available around the highway 60 corridor that give her plenty of opportunities to see all kinds of beautiful scenery and wildlife. To date Maussiye has never been to the park in over four years not seen one beautiful animal....PORCUPINE!

So how does Maussiye get around Algonquin park? It's all about accessibility, so she relies on the car. Maussiye wants to see some wildlife and maybe capture some memories. Maussiye recommends if you're going to go and take photos, it is about using equipment you're happy with. Well she likes the photos taken with the bigger DSLR camera; she does think it's a little bulky for her delicate paws. So she uses her ipad, which works for her needs. 

 

Maussiye's day starts off with a good breakfast of tuna and then she takes her position in the back seat on her pillow all ready to go on an adventure. She sometimes stops into Algonquin Outfitters on her way to the park or while she is in the park to check out all the great gear they have. Her first stop is at the closest gate to check for sightings. Maussiye stops at the west and east gates the visitor centre the logging museum and Algonquin Outfitters at Oxtongue lake Lake of two rivers or Lake Opeongo where there's wildlife sighting board to get an idea of where people are seeing wildlife. She also loves to  have a chat with her fans and people visiting and working around the park to get an idea of what is a hot spot that particular season.

Once she has gathered all her info, gotten some more snacks and finally made sure her dusty pink bear jacket. It is time to do the route. Some places in Algonquin park are well-known places to possibly see your favorite wildlife. If you're looking for Moose one of the best most reliable ways of doing this is to drive along highway # 60 keeping your eyes open to roadside Moose. Always beware of traffic coming behind you, not everyone is Moosing, Maussiye always safely pulls over to let people get by.

Side roads can be a little calmer. Opeongo Road Rock lake Road and Arrowhon Road are all great roads to possibly see mammals and birds. These drives give her the chance to experience some beautiful scenery and not have to worry about tiring herself, or even worse...sweating. Maussiye appreciates accessibility designed for her particular limitations. Which also involves her pristine appearance never getting dirty.

Other spots around the park have become famous for their regular sightings of certain wildlife. Sometimes these sightings depend on what season it is. Mew Lake Campground is well known for viewing bears during the blueberry season. The logging museum is a relatively easy trail that offers a chance to sometimes see otters in the mizzy lake. It also gives Maussiye a lovely old boat to climb on to get a good view of the area. If you spend some time camping in the park, especially in the winter, you will eventually discover the opportunistic and very skillful scavenging skills of the Pine Martens. Maussiye loves to watch and photograph the Pine Martens that often hang around the recycling bins and cedars in Mew lake or to the left of the front of the visitor center. The front of the logging museum is also a great spot.

You may not be small brown with short legs and an orange belly like Maussiye, but many people have different limitations that affect them in a similar way as Maussiye. But it doesn't mean it should  limit your experience of Algonquin park. Maussiye loves seeing wildlife; she loves it almost as much as she loves tuna. So she does spend most of her day following a route of driving back and forth along highway #60. She likes a carload of snacks and some good water rain  and wind on her face. She is constantly excited by the potential that around any corner or over any hill something may all of a sudden appear, kind of like her!