Rocky Mountaineer in for the night under smoky skies

Exploring Northwest US and Canada: Week 2, Day 9, Jasper National Park

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February 23rd 2018
7/19 We left at 8:30AM for a guided bus tour from Jasper (elevation 3500 feet ) through the Athabasca Valley to explore Maligne Canyon, first on our day-long adventure. Here we were only a few kilometers from the BC border which explains why we are socked in with smoke in the middle of Jasper NP. We were told that in addition to British Columbia, there were hundreds of people evacuated f ... read more

North America » Canada » Alberta » Jasper National Park

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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