After getting final pictures of Lake Louise, we headed for
Moraine Lake, which is about 20 miles away. Many people say that Moraine Lake is even more picturesque than Lake Louise, and I now understand why. The shades of blue in the pictures below are real.
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| At the end of Moraine Lake |
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| Another view, unobstructed by tourists and logs |
There was a canoe rental place at Moraine Lake so we invested an outrageous sum for a rental. Well worth it.
After our canoe trip, we headed up the Icefields Parkway towards Jasper. Our first stop was at
Peyto Lake.
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| Peyto Lake |
Next stop was
Athabasca Glacier, which is the most accessible glacier on the parkway. You can walk on the glacier and also ride a special bus on it. Since we walked on the glacier on our 1990 trip and also took a glacier hike in Iceland last year, we settled for just taking in the view.
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| Note the bus in the distance and the people in the foreground |
Below are a couple of shots from our trip in 1990 during the rain. You can see why we found it necessary to come back.
Eventually we made it to
Jasper (which is actually named after a man named Jasper, and not the rock), where we spent the night.
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| Downtown Jasper |
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| In Jasper |
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| In Jasper |
25 July 2013
Today we visited Pyramid Lake, near Jasper, and then drove back down the Icefields Parkway to see a few sights we had missed the previous way. We then drove back to Jasper and east to Edmonton.
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| Pyramid Lake |
From Pyramid Lake, we drove south of Jasper to
Mt. Edith Cavell.
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| Mt. Edith Cavell |
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| Angel Glacier, on Mt. Edith Cavell |
Next we headed for
Athabasca Falls
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| Athabasca Falls |
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| Athabasca Falls |
From Athabasca Falls, we headed south to the (slightly smaller) Sunwapta Falls.
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Finally, we headed back up to Jasper, and east for about 4 hours to Edmonton, where we ate dinner and collapsed into bed.
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| Exiting the east side of Jasper National Park |
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| One of our few animal sightings |
Next:
Edmonton, Calgary, and Dinosaurs
