http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Jasper-National-Park/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , Canada , Alberta , Jasper National Park en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 04:56:21 +0000 Fri, 24 May 2013 04:56:21 +0000 From Summer to Winter http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Jasper-National-Park/blog-783857.html I was born and raised in Edmonton Alberta an isolated bitterly cold largish metropolis 450km south of the Fort McMurray oil sands that bring wealth to the province 275km north of the dinosaurbone bearing badlands of Drumheller and 3400km west of Ottawa Canadas capital city with little more than prairies and lakes in between. And to the west after only a twohour drive in Canadian di http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Jasper-National-Park/blog-771444.html We havent had time to update our blog in a little while as weve been very busy working in Maligne Canyon giving guided Ice walks this is our winter job with Maligne Adventures over the holidays. We finally had a couple of days off and made the most of them by tackling Elysium Pass for a nice ski tour and an overnight camping trip. Elysium Pass is about 15km oneway and can be a bit of a http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Jasper-National-Park/blog-764649.html Hi AllThis is my first time here so I thought I would begin by giving a little introduction to myself and what I do. In the summertime my boyfriend and I are operating a guiding company offering guided canoe trips backpacking and customized adventures here in Jasper National Park in the Canadian Rockies. We also spend a lot of time travelling and enjoying our own adventures. We opperate a blog on http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Jasper-National-Park/blog-764648.html Having arrived back in Lake Louise after three days of hiking in Yoho NP on a sunday evening I was due to set out on my fiveday cycling trip from Lake Louise to Jasper along the famed Icefields Parkway the following morning. So this was it judgment day. The reason I had gone through the logistical nightmare of bringing my nondescript hybrid bicycle with me from the highlands of Scotland to the http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Jasper-National-Park/blog-750054.html 525 am alarm goes off. Oh what was I thinking David and I had a hearty breakfast bacon eggs and headed out to Maligne Lake. The drive out to the the lake was wonderful There is nothing like the mountains in the early morning ltspangtltspangtltspangtltspangtltspangtltspangtltspangtltspangtltspangtI just sat in the passenger seat with the music playi http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Jasper-National-Park/blog-731039.html Todays plan was to go canoeing. But thats the great thing about being on a holiday you can change your mind We were up late and not up earlier enough so we decided to go to Maligne Canyon. For thousands of years water has been cutting its way through the canyon floor up to 51 meters deep in some places Its almost impossible to get a photograph that captures the scale of it. There http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Jasper-National-Park/blog-731034.html Standing by the raging waters of two powerful waterfalls is a transcending experience the spray shooting up cooling your face the thunderous roar and earthmoving rumble. Today we saw two magnificent waterfalls The Athabasca Falls and the Sunwapta Falls.Standing by these falls I was struck by the sheer amount of water The source of these falls is far up the mountains in the glaciers. Mi http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Jasper-National-Park/blog-730822.html DAY 8 FRIDAY JULY 6 What a great first night in the Jasper area. The weather is perfect warm and sunny during the day and cool at night. We even had to turn the heat on to take the chill off. Aaron and I took Abby for a walk down to the lake enjoying our coffee and watching the same two loons from the night before there we met and talked with an older lady from Ontario camping across Canada http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Jasper-National-Park/blog-728966.html DAY 7 THURSDAY JULY 5 Our day started out rather exciting...a trip to the doctor. Maggie has had a fever and we were misled to believe you can call your doctor in the US and have a prescription transferred to Canada. So off to the doc she went before we got any further into this trip. After all that we were really on our way out of Banff and on the road to Jasper at 100pm. The route we took w http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Jasper-National-Park/blog-728946.html Road miles to date 2387We spent a few days in Whitehorse having a look about and taking a break from the road. The local 39sports shop39 selling everything from camouflage paint to fully automatic rifles got Byron39s attention. We were told one particularly hefty gun would split a moose in half from over a mile away. The salesman spent a fair bit of time explaining the local laws to us http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Jasper-National-Park/blog-721998.html Ce matin on est all la ville de Jasper parce que mon pre devait faire un fax pour son travail. Bob et louise ont conduit pendant 6h on sest arrt proche du mont Robson le plus haut sommet des rocheuses. On a chang lheure en rentrant en ColombieBritannique. On a continu pour 3h jusqu Kamloops en ColombieBritannique. De l on est all sur le bord de leau et nous http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Jasper-National-Park/blog-721722.html 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. Par http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Jasper-National-Park/blog-718126.html In 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 Isral over de vloer en een log. 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 t http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Jasper-National-Park/blog-674651.html Saturday August 6 2011. Snaring River Campground Jasper National Park Alberta Canada. Rained in night. 55 degrees this morning at 945 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 http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Jasper-National-Park/blog-637148.html We 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 dr http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Jasper-National-Park/blog-625702.html Today Dwain got to sit in the passenger seat and let Lorraine do all the driving. Dwains 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 high http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Jasper-National-Park/blog-624646.html Kt hete indultunk el s a hetek szmval megegyez alkalommal jutottam el odig h megprbljak tinaplt rni. Az estk s jszakk s egyb napszakok itt sem felttlenl resebbek mert Dvid nem rzi gy h is szabadsgra kldtt volna minket. Ez csppet sem meglep de az az eredmnye h ltalban gyereket tltnk tellel meg szemetest hasznlt pelenk http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Jasper-National-Park/blog-620660.html Well 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 cameras stopped working.Words cant describe it adequately so click here to see the photos of the icewalk http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Jasper-National-Park/blog-554328.html It was a long drive from Banff to the Columbia Icefield but well worth it. The road there known as the Icefield Parkway has some absolutely stunning scenery. The constant trail of RV4RENTs clients gave us plenty of time to enjoy the scenery but that didnt stop them from winding us up. It was tempting to stop at every view point lake or trail that we came across but we decided to drive http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Jasper-National-Park/blog-537347.html