The Black Bear is widespread in the northern areas with 3-400,000 estimated to live in Canada alone. I encountered a total of 11 bears on the trip, of which 9 were Black Bears and 2 were Grizzlies. They are a common sight along the roads and this one was calmly foraging in the bushes only a few metres from the highway near Moose Lake.

The Yellowhead Highway is a major road that runs east-west for 2,960 kilometres (1,840 miles) through the four western Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. The highway is named after the Yellowhead Pass, which was the old route to cross the Canadian Rockies. The name Yellowhead originates from the fur trader and explorer Pierre Bostonais who had yellow streaks in his hair and was nicknamed "Tête Jaune" (Yellowhead).
Once I arrived at the Yellowhead Highway I noticed a change in the landscape change which is more cultivated with the occasional farm here and there, and there are also more facilities along the road than further up north. I followed the Yellowhead Highway for around 900 kilometres through Prince George and past Mount Robson and into Jasper National Park.