Blogs from Jasper, Alberta, Canada, North America - page 7

DAY 4: Friday 16th April 2010 - EDMONTON / JASPER (by Darryl) We were up late last night packing and finishing arrangements, finally hitting the hay around 1:30 and had to rise at 5:15 to be ready for the taxi - so only had 3.5 hours sleep! It was a beautiful clear day but quite cold - still, quite refreshing though as I couldn’t seem to get the temperature down to a comfortable level in the hotel room! Got chatting to an interesting Negro guy in the train station - who came from Montreal and looked curious with his great height, graying dreadlocks & long beard, with large round dark rimmed glasses. Travelling by train was brilliant, with lots of space and the gentle rocking motion - after a few photos of typical Edmonton rural scenery ... read more

Day 119 (Monday 17/08/09, NJJ) Both had a good snug, bug, rug sleep. Saw fantastic scenery once again on the way to Maligne Lake. The lake was pretty but we were disappointed that the sun wasn't right for taking photographs - there is something wrong with us that we can't just appreciate the beauty of the experience in the moment. We walked around the lake shore and saw a lovely wild deer. We were desperate to see bears but at the same time for safety sake were hoping that we wouldn't and especially not near any of our campsites. Drove back to Jasper. Met Laura (aka Fish, from our Africa In Focus tour) at 'The Other Bear Paw' cafe. We chatted there for an hour or so before moving on to 'Earls' for food - had ... read more

Nach Stewart gings ueber Prince George weiter nach Jasper in die Rockie Mountains. Fuer alle die gut aufgepasst haben erinnern sich sicherlich, dass ich da auf meinem Tramp-Tripp durch BC schon mal vorbeigekommen bin. RICHTIG! Und hier bin ich wieder! Bereit zu neuen Taten!... read more

This morning we watched a number of trains pass our hotel before we headed to the Jasper tramway. We spent most of the day at the top of the mountain after taking the 7 minute tramway ride. It is the highest and longest aerial tramway in Canada. We saw 1 marmot, watched clouds rise up and over us on the mountain, and got some glimpses of the town of Jasper, the surrounding mountains, and a freight train leaving the station in Jasper. While hanging out at the station waiting for our train, we took some shots of the trains in the yard. We board the train tonight, so it may be some time before we are able to post again. Hoping to get access in Winnepeg evening of July 12.... read more

Jasper, Alberta, Canada Today was a declared laundry day so we took a very leisurely morning, went for a late breakfast, and dealt with the tasks at hand. We purchased laundry supplies at the local grocery store, continuing to be surprised at the cost of things here in Canada. We met some people from Switzerland who had rented an RV. They were having a wonderful time but felt paying the price they were paying for an RV site was not fair given a train came through every half hour through the night. So, they too, felt pricing in Canada was high. We finished the laundry and repacked clean clothes. We had a couple of highlights after the laundry was done. First, we stopped at a local pub and had some very interesting conversation with the bartender ... read more