Maligne Lake Jasper National Park

More rain today, but not storms like yesterday. We started early and stopped at Bear Paw Bakery in Jasper for treats. I'd have liked to stay here longer. On the way up to Maligne Canyon, we saw a mother Moose with her baby eating beside the road. That was exciting. The Canyon was a pretty place and I liked standing on the bridge and watching the …

... more distant for me without my glasses!) a bear! Very excited we snapped away and happily got back to the car. Headed off to Maligne Lake and Canyon. The lake was almost totally frozen over which was cool to see and just had a look around the area ...

... 5th bridge on the canyon was closed so we hiked only to the 4th. After a picnic in the car (raining again) we drove further to Maligne Lake. On the way we saw snow alongside the road, and when we got to the lake, there was more snow! It was raining a ...

... Will post pics tonight hopefully - we got a good one of a huge elk that was really close to our cabin! Sunday we headed to Maligne Lake - walked around the lake for a while, then had a picnic while these crazy birds kept trying to take the food ...

... filling and emptying of the lake was considered by the local indigenous population to be magic, hence its name of Medicine Lake. Maligne Lake was still frozen.  Testing the strength of the ice was a temptation easily resisted. Route 93, the road ...

Well, we made it to Jasper National Park.  What a beautiful drive.  Snow capped peaks on either side of the road.  We stopped at the Colombia Icefields visitors center and decided to come back another day to do the glacier trip.  We ...

This morning we went to the Maligne Canyon and took the optional Maligne Lake Cruise to Spirit Island, absolutely beautiful scenery.  We spent the afternoon catching up on some laundry then at 6pm we went on the Mount Edith Cavell walk to the ...

... the day escaping the cold weather by heading up North to Jasper in one day. As expected the next day presented the Jasper National Park in a whole new light. Thanks to the previous cold days the mountains were covered with a white snow-top. Indian ...

... in the early 1900's.   She was the first non native to do so and the first non native credited to visit Maligne Lake. She had heard of the lake from natives and had visited the area previously but due to weather conditions could ...

... to get up in the middle of the night to pee, because you might run into a bear!!! Today we hired bikes and headed up to Maligne Lake where we cycled down the 40ks to the bottom. I stayed at the back and took my time. Erin stayed with me. It was ...

... and above Cavell Glacier is Ghost Glacier, but it was completely hidden by the clouds. We then traveled to Medicine Lake and Maligne Lake.   After all of the beautiful mountain lakes, these were somewhat of a disappointment.  Maligne is ...