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Beginning of our road trip Kamloops & Jasper.
... I popped into McDonalds loo & their wifi seemed to be down! No point in buying a coffee there then. After driving around a bit we saw a Starbucks & an A&W, both offer free wifi so we chose A&W, here coffee & an apple pie was €2! After some searching we found a Motel for the evening. Now we weren't sure where this motel was so I went to ask the helpful staff behind the counter, they did not have a scooby do where the motel was & pointed me in ...
Travel-versary
... as visibility dropped and any animals surely retreated into the forest. Therein however, had other ideas. It became thicker and whiter until we realised it was snow. SNOW! We started the day in 14 degree sunshine and now it was snowing. I squealed, Ben shouted; it was very exciting to see our first Canadian snow! The snow cleared enough for us to spy glaciers in the distance and see what would be icefields in the Winter. As we entered Jasper National Park the weather cleared up and ...
Rocking in the Rockies!
After leaving Vancouver I hopped on the train to Jasper. Turns out it is only a 10 hour
car ride, but a 20 hour train ride. This is mainly due to the fact there is only one rail track that they use for all freight and the passenger trains, so you spend a lot of time waiting in side bays for a train to go past you. It is still an amazing experience, and the seats are really spacious and comfy. On the train I got to see a ...
Jasper National Park
... conception to melt off. The bus we used was built in Calgary and was powered by a Detroit diesel engine of only 200+ hp. As he explained it, "It’s all in the transmission."
After we reached the Whistler Campground and got settled in our staff provided a Hot Dog Roast Social with drinks and snacks which was enjoyed by all.
Tuesday morning we moved to the nearby Whistler Tramway and were carried to ...
Wildlife sightings again!?!?!?!
... sides of the road for wildlife and were rewarded shortly after with a large mature bull elk with his antlers still in velvet, grazing on the side of the road. Good old Uncle Pete, he always says follow the cars so every time we saw people pointing and pulled over, we stopped and generally speaking, we were rewarded. We passed up the Maligne (ma-leen) Canyon as were were heading to Maligne Lake because we had heard of the possibility of renting canoes and going for ...
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Austrian Haven Bed and Breakfast
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804 Miette Guest House
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Rainees Rooms B&B
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Jasper Mountain Suites
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