Jasper This morning we awoke early in the hopes of being able to sneak a quick walk around Lake Louise before we left for Jasper. Unfortunately, the rain still hadn't abated, but for a few minutes we managed to catch the unlikely sight of a rainbow hovering above the lake backed by the glaciers, which I suppose made the early rising somewhat worthwhile. On the way to Jasper this afternoon, Rika took us on a sidetrip took a trip out to Athabascar Glacier whereupon the rain promptly stopped pouring which was rather gracious of it, really. Sadly, Athabascar Glacier wasn't anything particularly exciting, although wet and slippery enough to prevent much exploring, even if they had allowed you to, which they didn't. We managed to reach Jasper by about 3pm and our Fairmont Hotel is so
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