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The Animals I've known!
We are now in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada after driving 3,500klm from Alaska. Fir trees and more bloody fir trees, with the occasional piece of superb scenery thrown in. The boreal forests of the north are massive but only have four species of trees in it.
Have attached some shots of the local flora and fauna for your edification and enlightenment.
South from Alaska
The road trip west from Skagway to the Alaskan Hwy takes you over the mountains of the Klondike trail. Only 3,000mtrs high but very nice.
The wildlife here comes with extremely sharp teeth so we found it prudent to invest in a gas powered portable marine horn and a can of pepper spray to deter any bears (or drug runners in Mexico). It will also …
Canyons, Lakes and Bears
We set the alarm early this morning to beat the crowds. We both slept better after buying the self inflating mats. We left the campsite and headed south towards the ice fields highway to Maligne Canyon.
We decided to do the 12km hike down the canyon and then back thought the Forrest. The sound of the roaring canyon could be heard well …
Rain and waterfalls
We were kept up most of the night by the cooing of the elks. I looked out my tent around 3am only to find them stood about a meter away no wonder they were loud. There were two females and a baby. Needless to say the zip on my tent got done up quickly and even though I was desperate for the toilet I decided it was best to wait.
When we …
Jasper/Maligne Lake
Jasper to Maligne Lake is a 30 mile drive with purple-hinged mountains that ends at Maligne Lake, the largest natural lake in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. We took a 6 1/2 mile hike on the Bald Hills trail, considered moderately steep with an elevation gain of 1800 feet. I did a lot of whining on the way up. We Haven't been at such high elevations …
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TravelPod Member ReviewsWhistlers Campground Jasper
“Whistler's Campground - Jasper, AB”
Reviewed Aug 19, 2012
We arrived early in the day to reserve a spot for that night. We were able to secure a non serviced site for our RV. On the plus side the campground was large and clean. We had the treat of a small herd of Elk walk through the camp site that evening. It may take more planning to obtain a fully serviced site for your RV. All garbage cans are bear secure and there was lots of warnings regarding bears. We didn't see any in the site. Other pluses real flush toilets and lots of them, cooking shelters, free Sani dump and water and free showers in nice buildings. The downside is all the water you want to shower with BUT it is COLD. No hot showers available at all. There is only one set of shower buildings in the centre of the park which was quite far from our campsite.
Jasper is spectacular my must see sites would be. Whitewater River Rafting and Maligne Canyon. We were only here three days. If you wish to take advantage of all Jasper has to offer, best plan on a week.
This review is the subjective opinion of a TravelPod member and not of TravelPod.com.
“Busy and not well maintained”
Reviewed Jul 13, 2012
Although the campground location was excellent - that campground was busy, little privacy between sites and overall was a little rundown. The worst part was the registration or sign-in process - we had to wait a long time just to sign into our campsite as the park is so busy and you can only come after 3pm to your site. Again great location, sup-par campground
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“It worked for us”
Reviewed Jun 20, 2011
Many of the more 'natural' parks are not particularly motorhome friendly and although we had difficulty turning into our spot due to nearby trees, the site was a large and pleasantly located once we were situated.
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