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Jasper Slideshow
Jasper
Travel Blogs from Jasper, Canada
Moose day3
... the six bridges and I chatted to Matina about social work as she is a social worker in Germany. We went to the supermarket in Jasper to get more supplies. I stocked up for a few days as Ashleigh who works at the hostel and was on our tour told us ...
Jasper
... but that took up half a day, so by arriving 12 hours late, we had forfeited that activity! We continued our walk around Jasper and found a neat café called "Bears's Paw Bakery". Very Canadian and very good food. The temperature was -16 ...
long hike in Jasper
This was a great hike in Jasper! You need spikes in winter though; like everywhere when ...
relaxing day at the hostel
I decided to have a day at the hostel today. I had a little lie in then got up and did puzzles!!! I had the whole hostel to myself (apart frpm Ashleigh who was working) so I chilled out in my favourite window. It looks out over the mountains and the ...
All free on the National Elk
... lovely scenery as we approached the Rockies and the dusting of snow made it all look even more spectacular. As we were nearing Jasper, we saw some elk from some distance; as the train pulled into the station, they were grazing alongside the tracks. ...
Canyon ice (?) walk
Today we were supposed to do the Maligne Canyon Icewalk. Unfortunately, due to the warm weather the ice has not yet frozen properly, but Sun Dog Tours picked us up and said we were going to Two Gap Canyon, which was a bit higher in the mountain than ...
Terveisiä Kanadasta
Terveisiä Kanadasta! Pitkään odottamamme maailmaympärysmatkamme on alkanut. Pakattiin kaksi isoa rinkkaa, tietokone, Oskun kantorinkka ja kolme pientä reppua ja lähdettiin. Lentoliput on valmiina, mutta muita päätöksiä emme halunneet ...
Berge wie Gemaelde
Obwohl Jasper wieder wesentlich tiefer liegt als Banff, kann man in der Umgebung sehr schoene Wanderungen oberhalb der Baumgrenze machen. Zuweilen sahen die Felsformationen aus wie gemalt, das etwas spezielle Wetter tat das uebrige dazu. Wunderschoen! Da ...
MODERN DAY CELEBRATION MEETS THE WILD
... nearly impossible to keep anything a secret, living in such confined spaces, the unwrapping was merely a formality. We were headed for Jasper National Park, which was a good morning's drive away, so we made sure we were on the road by ...
From Banff to Jasper
... biscuit) with melted chocolate on it. Yummo! The next day was our last day of stinkyness before having a shower in Jasper. We were pretty excited... Our first stop was the Mount Edith Cavell Glacier where we amused ourselves by taking photos among ...
Jasper
... ! On the way up to Jasper we had to keep stopping the car because there were lots of Caribou crossing the road. They have no sense of the green cross code but are beautiful animals!!! We got to Jasper a short time ago. It is another really nice ...
Last day on the Canadian - for now
... as we got to the Rockies! And at last, a decent amount of snow. We got a fantastic surprise when we arrived in Jasper - waiting for us were Toby and Brent! They flew into Calgary on Wednesday, went skiing at Lake Louise on Thursday, ...
Jasper - Tag 2/4 (provisorischer Titel)
... als bei uns; z.B. sind die Parkplaetze am Strassenrand ungelogen etwa doppelt so breit wie in der Schweiz - zurueck in Jasper; Einkauf im Supermarkt (alles extrem junge Angestellte; schaetzungsweise knapp aus dem Primarschulalter heraus) - definitive ...
1st day in Jasper
... tea at 6pm -veggie mince with tomatos, peppers and mushrooms plus some mushroom rice -then relaxed again. Ben and I chatted about Canada and the possibility of Ben staying and also the next day. We plan to hike up Whistlers mountain so studied the ...
Weeks of Childish Foolery
... with this method and that is a painful wipeout! * Canadian Larger - the cheapest of the cheap, Lucky Larger. * Ice Hockey at Jasper Park Lodge (massive frozen lake) - I came out here a few times and had heaps of fun; I even got to participate in a ...
Columbia Icefields
Just north of Banff National Park lies Jasper National Park which is the destination today. Between the two parks is the Columbia Icefield where the glacier is withing walking distance (even with Lynn's knee problems). The massive ...
Jasper, Alberta, Canada
Chris Zack and Cass arrived in Jasper late afternoon and joined in the celebration of Mark, our host's 40th birthday (not the first year it has been celebrated) A really great way to get to meet a whole lot of friends and ...
The Icefields Parkway
My camera died on me half way through this day... I didn't remember to charge ...
Icefields Parkway
... . We had just about every weather condition possible as we made our way up the parkway, blue skies, rain, snow and sleet. Tomorrow we will spend the day exploring the northern end of the parkway from Jasper. We are still hoping for better ...
It's all about water
The theme of the day was learning about the power of mother nature and water in particular, whether that be in the form of a running river, a majestic waterfall, frozen in glacier form or just a big container full of it known as a lake! There's no ...
Western Canada - Vancouver to Jasper
... departing for Tofino... Tofino is on the west coast of the island and is one of the wildest and wettest parts of Canada. However we were treated to four days of 30 degrees and beautiful sunshine every day! Apparently they had not seen weather like ...
18 Jasper National Park
... Canyon, espied Medicine Lake (two rivers in with the only outflow being an underground river surfacing fifteen kilometres away) and visited Jasper Lodge on one day. Also did day hikes to Virl Lake and toured Mount Edith Cavell with its Angel Glacier. ...
Exploring Jasper National Park
... mother elk as they can be dangerous. She didn't seem to mind us taking her picture, however. Exploring another part of Jasper National Park we traveled to Medicine Lake and Maligne Lake. Medicine Lake fills during the spring and summer, but by ...
Baby baby berries
... some coffee to warm us up a bit. Altho the sun had come out, it was still a little nippy. I was glad to see that Jasper still has its' small town feel that its' neighbour Banff had lost years ago. It appears that things are moving more slowly here. The ...
Der Winter ist im Anmarsch
... (wie vieles in Kanada ;-)! Den Abend verbrachten wir mit Jason und Kara (welche vom schlechten Wetter nach Jasper flohen). Dieses Wiedertreffen entwickelte sich als genialer Zufall. Wir hatten eine sensationelle Zeit mit zwei unglaublich lieben Menschen, ...
Rocky Mountain High
... other side of Canada. Over the next two weeks the scenery, the walks and the weather far exceeded our expectations. We stayed in Jasper for 3 nights and explored the park as we went. Bear warnings on many of the trailheads were a new experience for ...
