Peyto Lake

Icefields and Bears

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May 30th 2006
Banff behind us, the open road beckoning, we made our way up to the picturesque jasper national park (largest population of protected grizzly bears in the world). Sure enough the bear spotting was a success.... we watched (from the car) a baby black bear forage around on the side of the road. We also visited and walked upon the Athabasca Glacier and James tasted the glacier-fresh water. The sce ... read more

North America » Canada » Alberta » Jasper

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A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the sou... ... read more