Jasper National Park Stories


Day 9

Sun. Jul. 17, 2011: Edmonton ~ Jasper, AB [* I packed away my journal, to avoid damage/loss, while camping, so I recall our time in the Rocky Mountain Parks from memory.] I woke up first, laced up, took the elevator down to a lobby overfilled with boisterous post-wedding groups and tourists, and ducked out for a quick jog around sunny downtown bef...


Drvin' and Campin'

After another one of Ruth's delicious breakfasts (maple sausages, bacon, and home grown tomatoes on toast), we drove around to the Nissan Dealership from which we had bought the car only 5 days before, and asked then to look over the car. They did free of charge (so they should) but only diagnosed it as a fuel cap not begin replaced properly. This was a...


Edmonton- Capital of Albert

Today we began the 4 hour drive to Edmonton, the capital of Alberta. Upon driving out of the National Park, we spotted something quite remarkable. A wolf walking through the tall grasses on the side of the road. Wow. We forced on the brakes and got some really good photos. About 20km's later we spotted an Elke with really giant antlers feeding near a la...


More of Jasper

This morning we woke to a beautiful warm morning, I made some delicious scrambled eggs on toast while Anika was chasing a little Chipmunk around for a photo. We packed the car early to head to Whistler, another, nicer camping ground to spend the night. After the booking in at whistler we headed back into Jasper to find some much needed internet. We foun...