The Pack's full territory encompasses much of the northern part of Jasper National Park which is located in the Canadian Rocky Mountains in the province of Alberta. Jasper is subject to warm summers, early autumn, and cold winters where food sources can be scarce. The park is considered a wildlife conservation area and is relatively protected from hunting, poaching, and human exposure although it does occur.
Jasper is regularly patrolled by the Department of Lands & Forests and so exposure to people in this manner is to be expected. The park and it's surrounding mountain ranges have also been the subject of forest fires during June and mid July in particularly dry summer weather albeit glacier melt helps curb the expanding flames in lowland areas and valleys.
The Main Pack Lands are areas frequented by ranking members and visitors. This area is well marked and well utilized as required by the pack. Notable places are marked on the map.
1. Main Dens & Caves - A labyrinth of small caves and large caverns into the mountain side. Warmed by geothermal activity near the surface, The caverns hold well above freezing at around 38°F internal temperature even in winter. During the summer heat they can become almost unbearable at their deepest regions. They include hot springs.
2. Include the start of the hunting plains.
3. Human Boarders are the site of recent human activity connected to Highway 93.
The Cairdeas lands are comprised of two parts. The main pack lands - an area of about 14 square kilometers frequently patrolled, marked, and protected by ranking members. The other - a loosely explored area periodically sought out to track the movement of prey.
The Extended Territory is a much larger extension to the pack lands. Bordered by the highway and accompanying river to the south-west, it covers much of the central mountains and northern sections of the park. However avoidance of the towns on the north-west is of the utmost importance.
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Rarely do members of the pack head out into these areas alone; Bears, people, and vagrant wolves are but a few of the dangers that this area poses to the would-be lone explorer.
Environmental factors can also pose a risk especially in the mountains during winter including extreme cold and blizzard conditions as well as avalanches. Snow covered glacial ice can be riddled with deadly crevasses, one misbegotten step can drop a wolf to his death.
One of the most inhabited areas of the packlands is also one of the most unique features of Cairdeas, which is the cavern system that the members use to house themselves and to keep warm during the winter. This intricate den allows for most of the caves to be internally linked and many are available for use. As noted, at the very bottom lies a hot spring that the pack uses during the winter to bathe and to soothe their tired muscles. A must have for Caretakers as a tool for healing!
Another popular place that the pack gathers is the main Meadow, a cleared space in the forest that the pack uses to play, nap, or to socialize. It is here that most pack meetings occur, and where the pack does its day to day activities.
One of the pack's sources of water, the lake is located at the bottom of the packlands, and is a popular gathering spot. During the spring and summer, it offers great fishing, swimming and bathing after kills. During the winter, it freezes over, and the pack is on high alert for danger due to fall ins.
The river is the closest source of water to the pack, splitting through the middle of the packland and feeding into the much larger lake. This offers a respite to wolves who don't want to travel to quench their thirst, and fish are readily available.
