From Jasper to Lake Louise on two wheels and two feet


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August 4th 2012
Published: November 7th 2012
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Having arrived in Jasper after cycling all the way from Lake Louise over the preceding five days, I was on my way to the HI hostel on the lower slopes of Whistlers Mountain (just outside Jasper) when suddenly I came upon a black bear nibbling away on some bushes by the side of the road just below me - my third bear sighting in less than thirty-six hours! Not much else was achieved that afternoon h... Read Full Entry



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Shades of greenShades of green
Shades of green

Maligne River below the canyon (looking downstream)
Shades of greenShades of green
Shades of green

Maligne River below the canyon (looking upstream)
Turbulent watersTurbulent waters
Turbulent waters

A lone pine tree clinging to the rocks below Athabasca Falls
Raging tempestRaging tempest
Raging tempest

Athabasca Falls, with Kerkeslin Mountain in the background
Calm before the stormCalm before the storm
Calm before the storm

Athabasca River valley - take one
Calm before the stormCalm before the storm
Calm before the storm

Athabasca River valley - take two
The valley behindThe valley behind
The valley behind

Looking back down the Athabasca River valley
The valley aheadThe valley ahead
The valley ahead

The upper Sunwapta River valley near Beauty Creek
Daylight fadingDaylight fading
Daylight fading

Athabasca River and Mount Edith Cavell under a full moon
Rocky Mountain highRocky Mountain high
Rocky Mountain high

View of Jasper (and Whistlers Mountain) from Old Fort Point - take one
Rocky Mountain highRocky Mountain high
Rocky Mountain high

View of Jasper from Old Fort Point - take two
Rocky Mountain highRocky Mountain high
Rocky Mountain high

View of Jasper from Old Fort Point - take three
Putting the Icefields back in the parkwayPutting the Icefields back in the parkway
Putting the Icefields back in the parkway

View from the Columbia Icefield Centre - take one
Putting the Icefields back in the parkwayPutting the Icefields back in the parkway
Putting the Icefields back in the parkway

View from the Columbia Icefield Centre - take two
Putting the Icefields back in the parkwayPutting the Icefields back in the parkway
Putting the Icefields back in the parkway

View from the Columbia Icefield Centre - take three
Simply stunningSimply stunning
Simply stunning

View of Bow Lake from the Icefields Parkway - take one
Simply stunningSimply stunning
Simply stunning

View of Bow Lake from the Icefields Parkway - take two
Simply stunningSimply stunning
Simply stunning

View of Bow Lake form the Icefields Parkway - take three
Blue and beautifulBlue and beautiful
Blue and beautiful

Herbert Lake - take one
Blue and beautifulBlue and beautiful
Blue and beautiful

Herbert Lake - take two
Blue and beautifulBlue and beautiful
Blue and beautiful

Herbert Lake - take three



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