Jasper
Travel Blogs from Jasper, Canada
Thomas et Virgile au supermarché !
1 - trouver le rayon produit frais... 2 - ... choisir du bon poisson (pas peu fier le gars !)... 3 - ... ça va être assez ? t'en penses quoi ?... 4 - ... c'est cool, on a tout ! 5 - Sacrée journée sur ce magnifique lac ...
Kamloops to Jasper
... checking in to our hotel we set out for a short, but steep, hike to Old Fort, a rock formation with wonderful views of Jasper, the Athabasca River and the mountains. We even got a tiny flurry of snow. Here we finally saw Long Horn Sheep grazing and then ...
Jasper - A wildlife wonderland
... road got quite windy near Mt Cirrus viewpoint but there were amazing views of the valley and mountains which prompted another "I'm in Canada!!" moment. Heading north again, we came across another car pulled up on the side of the road and ...
The Night of the Rustic hostel
... like dirty snow. I was slightly disappointed and felt like it was not really value for money. After our glacial experience we headed into Jasper to pick up groceries for our group meal tonight. Yasmin is going to cook up a curry :) NOM! We are styaing at ...
Mount Marmot Bassin
This was my husband, Carlos, first real visit to the Canadian Rockies, I decided to take him to his first snowboarding experience ever and he loved ...
Jasper
... did at Jasper was the Jasper Tramway which takes you up to the top of the mountain, which gives you breathtaking views of Jasper and the surrounding areas. We were lucky to have pretty good weather, with the clouds clearing and proving us with blue ...
Whistlers – Honeymoon Lake Campground
... and if there are mountains there are hills that must be traveled …….. Tonight we camped at Honeymoon Lake Campground Jasper National Park. Honeymoon Lake is located in the Rocky Mountains on the Icefields Parkway 53km South of the Jasper ...
Smoke on the water
... allowing us an amazing journey through the Rockies when we get back on our train which will take us to Vancouver. Happy birthday David! Jasper Brewing Company SutterHill Pilsner * Rockhopper IPA *** Honey Bear Ale *1/2 Liftline Cream Ale * 6060 Stout ...
Jasper National Park
After a needed good nights sleep we headed to Jasper National Park. After driving for a couple hours we started pulling off to some scenic overviews. We saw two beautiful and powerful waterfalls before starting on the scenic Edith Cavell Road. The road ...
travel
... a wolf howl and a bear growl. most of the trains in the rockies are about 1.5km long! at the moment im stayin in Jasper Alberta i didnt do much today cause we had to stop here because they were clearing an avelanch on the way to lake ...
North end of the Rockies
(I hope I remember everything from this day because I am writing it 3 weeks after it occurred!) So, I'd had a late night and woke up feeling a bit tired and dehydrated. Luckily we had a relatively quiet day planned. First stop was Medicine Lakes ...
Jasper National Park, Canada
... quite scary when you see how much it has receded in recent years. Global warming is very evident. Ended our stay in Jasper by getting smashed round the campfire eating Schnitzel and fire baked potatoes whilst drinking loads beer and wine! Can't be ...
Day 23 - Maligne Lake
Up and out of the Campground by 9.15am. Drove to Maligne Lake (about a 1 hour drive from Jasper). We went on a 1 1/2 hour boat tour of Maligne Lake and Spirit Island. The scenery was breathtaking…well worth it! The kids ...
Rocky Mountain High
Having a great time in Jasper!!! We went to the Icefields yesterday and saw a glacier! On the way we saw Elk and a Black Bear!!!! FANTASTIC! Its been rather cold, snowed last night on the mountains! Our little cabin is perfect, it has a log fire ...
Day 21 & 22 - Liard River to Jasper
... ago. She seemed to remember fish and chips with chipotle tartar sauce, and that sounded just right. The only remotely interesting things until Jasper were 91 cent gas and nearly being eaten by a giant beaver. La Fiesta was a party for the mouth. ...
Jasper
... the way home we were lucky enough to have time to stop at the following sights: Athabasca Falls Columbia Icefields ........ Lake 2nd Jasper Roadie - 2 nights and 2 days ($160) - Stayed at the HI this time in bunk beds. Really can't complain because after ...
Jasper in winter
... the air coming out of the heater was slightly warmer than air temperature, so we left it on and shivered our way to Jasper. I was contemplating the practicalities of running a fan heater off the cigarette lighter; we wondered if there was some way to keep ...
Journey to Jasper
... and then go with the flow! Hope Dufftown Games went well Mum and that you are all not too tired today. June n Kelxx Leaving Jasper on a TRAIN! We are leaving Jasper later on today, not on a plane but a train. The strike finished yesterday and we ...
Jasper in spring
... as it turned out for we saw a very scraggly moose on the side of the road and we got to fully appreciate the drive into Jasper which usually is completed in the dark for us. We continued up to Lake Maligne and saw plenty of bighorn sheep along the way, ...
Columbia Icefield
... of the mountains, waterfalls, lakes, glaciers and wildlife along the way were still breathtaking. Most people do this drive from Jasper to Banff (or vice versa) but we decided to break the trip up by staying at the Glacier View Inn at the Columbia ...
A rough bumpy trip
... trip with a grumpy and taciturn driver the trip seemed to drag on for ages. The winter temps really destroy the roads here in Canada and every spring they have to be realigned, levelled and paved which costs a fortune but after hitting some of the bumps I ...
Day 1-Into a new land
... having a beer. They had taken the train across Canada, and were on their way to Vancouver and then the Island from Jasper. They were a fantastically entertaining group. The oldest, an octogenarian, named Fred had fooled the rest of the group for the ...

