Sep 18, 2012 - Jasper, Alberta

Drove north to Jasper. Spent three days there. The whole park area is Beautiful!! Rented a Harley Softail one day. The weather was perfect, had a GREAT ride. Went to Malinge Lake and Miette Hot springs. We saw quite a few animals in this area. Elk, mountain sheep and mountain goats.

Sep 14, 2012 - Icefields Highway North to South

North to South on the Icefields Highway is a challenge for photography in September. The sun in low enough in the sky that it's virtually impossible to shield the camera lens. These photos will often show a "halo" or two. The two days between travel of the highway also resulted in less show coverage as lower elevations had melted a bit.

Sep 12, 2012 - Icefields Highway - Banff to Jasper (S to N)

Ice Fields Highway runs North/South at an elevation of 4-5,000 feet surrounded by mountains on each side that rise 9-11,000. Absolutely stunning at any time, it is has no peer anywhere in the world following a fresh fall snow. Eye candy abounds at every turn. The to be continued

Aug 30, 2012 - Day Trip To Banff

8-30 Day Trip To Banff Cool, Blue Sky, But a Little Cloudy, 45 Degrees, 1 PM- Sunny And 72 Degrees Staying At Lake Louise Campground This morning we headed south toward Banff on the Bow Parkway, the scenic route. Our first side trip to check out a pretty picnic area ended up with us sitting to watch a gorgeous brown grizzly bear having a big berry breakfast! All we could see at first were the berry bushes moving crazily…the bears are not dainty in their picking! It must be hard work, because we caught him lying down on the job, and then he...

Aug 27, 2012 - Jasper Tram Tour

8-27 Jasper Tram Tour AM Sunny And Warm Stayed At Jasper Whistler Campground We are doing a few different things this trip to Jasper, like the Maligne Lake Boat Tour, and the Jasper Tram. The Jasper tram is the highest and longest aerial tramway in all of Canada. It may have only been an 8 minute ride up to the Alpine tundra, but the ascent up whistler’s Mountain was exhilarating. We started at the lower station at 4127 feet, and rose to an elevation of 7424’. At the top were viewing platforms, a small gift shop, and boardwalks and paths...

Aug 26, 2012 - Boat Cruise, Hot Springs, And Animals!

8-26 Boat Cruise, Hot Springs, And Animals! Morning Cold and Sunny, Afternoon Warmed Up Nicely Stayed At Jasper Whistler Campground We headed out the Maligne Lake Road this afternoon to take a boat ride on the lake. We didn’t want to miss what Reader’s Digest has voted “The Best Boat Cruise In Canada!” Maligne Lake is about 30 miles out the road, and we stopped first to see and get pictures at Medicine Lake. Medicine Lake is no ordinary lake. In the fall it drains via sink holes in the north end of the lake like an unplugged bath tub. It is...

Aug 25, 2012 - 8-25 Exploring Along The Icefield Parkway

8-25 Exploring Along The Icefield Parkway AM Sunny And 46 Degrees, Afternoon Su Sunny and 62 Degrees! Stayed At Jasper Whistler Campground The Icefield Parkway is the main north-south road through Jasper National Park. We headed south, stopping at most of the pull-outs to take in the scenery. Wow! Gorgeous lakes and mountains and sunshine. The scene around each bend was prettier than the one before. Even having seen it before, I was in “awe mode.” And we live in Columbus why? We absolutely loved our Alaska trip for so very many reasons....

Aug 24, 2012 - Beaver Creek RV Park To Jasper

8-24 Beaver Creek RV Park To Jasper, Alberta Sunny And 50 Degrees Stayed At Jasper Whistler Campground We traveled on another crisp, delightful morning that got warmer as the day progressed. We were driving in a mostly wilderness area with a few driveways leading back into the trees, and a few cows seen grazing in small cleared pastures, and a few hayfields. We saw one cabin along the road with a yard full of chickens! The funniest signs we saw were the British Columbia moose signs…very numerous along the road, warning us we were in moose...

Aug 15, 2012 - Jasper National Park

It has been a long time since I was able to post to the blog, five days to be exact. And five days is a LONG time to be without the internet and a lot has happened since then. So let me get down to it and tell you all about it. We arrived in Prince George on Wednesday, the 8th planning on staying only one night to get caught up with some things but decided to stay two nights instead. Rick needed to make a repair to his system to carry the bar-b-que propane tank in the bed of the truck. It had lasted two years but weather and age caused the...

Aug 8, 2012 - Jasper 6 August

Travelled to Maligne Lake today for hike. On the way stopped at Miracle Lake and saw another black bear, with a cub on the side on the road. 5 of us decided not to do the long hike, 15k with accent of 500 mtrs. Mark & Ruth, the honeymooners, had a relaxing morning by the lake. Helen, Marie Claire and I went for a 3.7K walk along the lake. Marie Claire was walking with her head down and nearly walked into a deer travelling along the same path. Don't know who was scared the most!

Aug 8, 2012 - Banff to Jasper 5 August

Today we travelled along the Icefields Parkway from Banff to Jasper. Stopped at Crowfoot Glacier,Bow Lake & Bow Glacier, Bow Summit and Peyto Lake. Saw a a black bear on the road side and stopped for photos. Lunched at Athabasca Glacier and then went for a hike on the glacier for 3 hours with a guide. The guide was an Aussie who now works and lives in New Zealand and Canada as Australia doesn't have any glaciers to climb. Stayed at Beckers Chalets for 2 nights, the worst accommodation so far. The restaurant was a very exclusive and...

Jul 29, 2012 - Jasper, Alberta Canada

Heading south. Tonight we are in Whistlers Mountain Campground. It is part of the Jasper National Park in Canada. Tomorrow we are going down the "Icefields Parkway". Pictures from Icefields Parkway going toward Calgary. One picture of our "rig" with glacier in background. The overpass in picture is for animals to cross the road. The bridge is in Lethridge, British Columbia There acutally is a town in Montana called "Conrad" The last picture of the river is the Missouri River in Montana.