Mt. Edith Cavell Jasper National Park

Tuesday, we headed out to the foot of Mt. Edith Cavell. It was a scenic, curvy drive and around each corner we could view Mt. Edith Cavell getting closer and closer, bigger and bigger. When we arrived at the park, we took a nice little hike up to the base of the glacier, where there was a cool pond with little icebergs floating in it. The whole …

... that I have found a new favourite.... About a week after I returned to the mountains the Alpine Meadows Trail opened at Mt. Edith Cavell. The trail is only open for a brief couple of months every year in an attempt to restore and preserve its ...

... signs warning you to not go past the rope. From there we headed back north stopping off at some waterfalls and went up to Mt Edith Cavell where we could see the Edith Cavell and Angel Glaciers. We were hoping to see bear but didn't. But we did see ...

Today we visited Whistlers and Mt Edith Cavell.  Another great day of sightseeing!  We're dead tired and sore, so we're off to the hot tub. ...

... a one hour internet fix and I found a used bookstore to replenish my library.  Next we reentered the park and drove up to Mt. Edith Cavell, a rugged glacier capped peak named after a WWI British heroine.  We then continued down 93A to Athabasca ...

... more zones of the place, but it seems there is not much to see, so we leave after a few minutes. We are heading now for Mt. Edith Cavell, a few kms up through old Highway 93. The road is winding and uphill for a long time, and when we reach the top, it ...

... a lot today as Jeff had some work things to sort out.  Mapped out what we want to do while in Jasper.  Were planning to go to Mt Edith Cavell as the meadow walk and glacier is meant to be really nice, but it's indefinitely closed due to a large ...

... we headed out to the foot of Mt. Edith Cavell.  It was a scenic, curvy drive and around each corner we could view Mt. Edith Cavell getting closer and closer, bigger and bigger.  When we arrived at the park, we took a nice little hike up to the ...

... , we continued on foot up to the summit.  It was quite a hike for our first day, but the views were amazing!  Mt. Edith Cavell was quite a sight from where we stood, and we could almost see Mt. Robson (the tallest mountain in the area), but the ...

... sun and admired the view.   Heading to the other side of Jasper, we drove up a long narrow winding road near Mt Edith Cavell, which Nath and I agreed reminded us of Vienetta ice-cream dessert with its generous dusting of snow. Near the top, Dad, ...

... ride a bike again! I think the massive pizza we had that evening soothed her pain though! The following day we went to Mt Edith Cavell to see the glacier. It was really impressive, but quite scary when you see how much it has receded in recent years. ...