Blogs from Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada, North America
Sunday - drove the Icefields Parkway from Lake Louise to Jasper, said by many to be the most scenic drive in the world. Before we set off we go to the village bakery to buy lunch. We were told the story of a Grizzly bear who hung around the village and became completely humanised to the extent that one day she walked into the bakery and stood up on her hind legs as if to see what was on offer. Parks Canada decided that she was an accident waiting to happen so gave her to Calgary Zoo. Quite sad really that she is stuck in a zoo after years of being a wild bear. I overheard another story of a tourist smearing her son's hand in peanut butter and offering it to a bear. Apparently the ... read more
Rocky Mountains -vanaf 7 oktober-
Published: December 27th 2011North America » Canada » Alberta » Jasper National ParkIn de Rocky mountains was het geluk weer met ons. We konden in Canmore bij een gastvrij stel (Jody and Nicholas) couchsurfen. Ze hadden nog twee couchsurfers (Ben en Ofer uit Israël) over de vloer en een logé. Gelukkig hadden ze een groot genoeg huis. We deelden de kelder met de andere couchsurfers. Het dorpje werd omringd door bergen met besneeuwde toppen. We hebben er een beklommen. Een hele toer, omdat het sneeuwde en een groot gedeelte van de klim heel glibberig was. We zijn er tijdens de reis achtergekomen dat onze bergschoenen met harde zolen niet ideaal zijn voor sneeuw. We zijn wel doorgeklommen naar de top. Het werd steeds kouder en we werden aan het eind bijna van de berg afgeblazen, maar hadden een prachtig uitzicht! Onze eerste thanksgiving hebben we ook in Canmore ... read more
August 6--Snaring River CG, Jasper to Waterfowl Lake CG, Banff
Published: August 25th 2011North America » Canada » Alberta » Jasper National ParkSaturday, August 6, 2011. Snaring River Campground, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. Rained in night. 55 degrees this morning at 9:45 with both blue sky and lots of clouds. Starting mileage at 14270. Heading back down to the main road, we saw the same “pinto bear” at about the same spot eating away at the berries. We then drove up a side road behind the town of Jasper to a couple of lakes that the park ranger had suggested we might like to see. There were several loons on the lakes along with a number of people in canoes and row boats. We drove back into town and went to the library. They charged $2.50 per hour to use their internet connection even with us using our own computers. We figured that this was cheaper and ... read more
raining today - oh well..
Published: July 8th 2011North America » Canada » Alberta » Jasper National ParkWe were stunned to hear from Kim about Tom. We feel so far away from our faith family at this time but we are comforted to know that Heather, Linda, Ken, Mitchell, Hannah and Nathan are being surrounded by our faith family in their pain. It is hard to continue in holiday mindset but we know we must because that is where we are. Please know that Ron and I are holding you all in our prayers. We drive down the Icefield Parkway today and it is raining a little but no wind. We had a thunder storm last night which lasted a very short time. Our love to you all, Ron & Pat... read more
2011-07-02 - DAY THREE – VALEMOUNT, BC to HINTON, AB
Published: July 4th 2011North America » Canada » Alberta » Jasper National ParkToday Dwain got to sit in the passenger seat and let Lorraine do all the driving. Dwain’s job was to navigate, read the signs and yell “STOP” when he saw something worthy of a picture. Problem is, what Dwain thinks is worthy of a picture and what Lorraine thinks is worthy are two very different things. At least we agreed Mt. Robson was worthy and there must be twenty pictures of that highest peak in the Canadian Rockies (3900 meters). Problem was you could not see the mountain because a thick layer of cloud covered the summit all the time we were there. Anyway, Lorraine got a new jacket and Dwain got a couple of mosquito bites. Leaving Mt. Robson took us by Moose Lake, where we saw NO moose, then into Jasper National Park. This ... read more
Két hete indultunk el és a hetek számával megegyező alkalommal jutottam el odáig, h megpróbáljak útinaplót írni. Az esték (és éjszakák és egyéb napszakok) itt sem feltétlenül üresebbek, mert Dávid nem érzi úgy, h ő is szabadságra küldött volna minket. Ez csöppet sem meglepő, de az az eredménye, h általában gyereket töltünk étellel meg szemetest használt pelenkákkal, a helyett h blogbejegyzéseket töltenénk meg szavakkal és képekkel. Szerencsére azért gyerekezés mellett is jutott idő „turistáskodásra” és tudtunk nézelődni, utazni, túrázni. A két hét megtettük a tervezett kör kb felét, most Jasperben vagyunk, ami az egyik nemzeti park névadó városa és központja. A másik Bannf, ahova holnap tervezünk átvezetni. A kör nem kicsi, így jó pár óra vezetést igényel, de igyekszünk minél több darabra osztani, h mi... read more
Maligne Canyon Ice Walk
Published: December 21st 2011North America » Canada » Alberta » Jasper National ParkWell what an experience this was. Our guide Dieter took us through the canyon which was now frozen and the river and waterfalls frozen with it. It was so cold, -23c, that two of the camera’s stopped working. Words can’t describe it adequately so click here to see the photos of the url=http://swimmingaroundtheworld.com/Swimming_Around_The_World/My_Albums_-_Canada/Pages/Icewalk.htmlicewalk... read more
Miette and Maligne
Published: September 8th 2010North America » Canada » Alberta » Jasper National Park'We spent Monday night in Jasper at the Pyramid Lake Resort, a rustic group of cottage-like two storey walk-ups overlooking a tiny clear-watered lake. The room was ordinary but the service and the breakfast were exceptional. The dining room had cathedral ceilings with floor to ceiling windows and a huge fieldstone fireplace. Tuesday morning we visited the Miette Hot Springs. On the way we saw a group of female big horn sheep grazing at the side of the highway. We were able to get quite close to them to take photos. There were others casually climbing the ridiculously steep cliffs above us. At the hot springs, I was disappointed to discover that the water is chlorinated to remove the sulfur smell so I couldn’t go in, but Mark and Sam enjoyed a long, leisurely soak. Every ... read more
The Icefields Highway
Published: September 8th 2010North America » Canada » Alberta » Jasper National ParkOn Monday we left Banff headed towards Jasper on the Icefields highway. This route is considered one of the most picturesque in the world and there are literally hundreds of places to stop and take photos along the way. We pulled over at half a dozen or so roadside views to admire a glacier or a water falls, a river or a valley, before we reached our main destination - the Columbia Icefields. We took a tour of the Athabasca glacier on a Brewster Sno Coach, a hybrid bus with enormous tires, that travels out onto the ice. The tour guide was very personable and informative. The road onto the ice is incredibly steep as it travels down the lateral moraine (the rock pile created by the glacier along it's sides). At the bottom is a ... read more
kalte Geltscher und ein Ohrloch
Published: August 19th 2010North America » Canada » Alberta » Jasper National ParkWir verlassen Jasper und noch vor dem fruehstueck gucken wir uns den Maligne Canyon an. Das ist ein riesiger spalt im boden, der ca. 50m in die tiefe geht. unten laeuft ein reissender fluss, ausser uns sind noch gefuehlte tausend andere touristen da. es ist halt ein sonntag in der hochsaison. unser zweites ziel an diesem tag, ist der Maligne Lake. Ein weiteres stereotypisches postkartenmotiv der Rockies. Vorher fruehstuecken wir noch unsere haferflocken mit blick auf den tuerkisen Medicine Lake. Oder besser gesagt: Mit blick auf die ruecken zahlreicher touristen, die uns die sicht versperren. dann fahren wir, und die kolonne der anderen touristen, zu den sogenannten Athabasca Falls. Wasserfall, touristen, wahnsinn. Am Lake Maligne huepfen wir schnell raus und gucken uns den see aus der naehe an. dann sind wir wieder weg. eine 'drive thru' ... read more




































