Amethyst Lodge Hotel Jasper

... sofa a la millor bakery de la ciutat, nomes li faltaven les mosques enganxades al barret al pavo. Les berry muffins eren fantastiques. <br>Aixi i tot, n'hi ha un que s'enduen el premi:<br>En Christopher es un mon apart. De Montana (USA), de professio el que tingui a veure amb escalar muntanyes, glaceres i esqui. Ha viscut a Alaska i a mi tots els que em diuen que han viscut alla ja em fan presentar els meus respectes. Ha vingut des de Montana amb la seva ...

<br><br>I was up incredibly early the next morning to catch a train through the rockies. Dana had made me an brilliant packed lunch in which the tomotoes for my sandwich were in a separate baggy so that the sandwich didn't get soggy. On the train I sat next to a lovely old lady from a town near Jasper called McBride, and she talked about her life living in the Rockies, building their house and avoiding bears!<br><br>We stopped at Jasper for an hour and I was fortunate to ...

... golf pro there, took us on a tour of the golf course. Most of us were DUI-ing with our golf carts - but we had a good time! The course is stunning, beautiful views and the course is just well built. The most fun part for me was that on the 4th hole, there was an Elk. We got great pictures of it because Brad decided to walk right up to it, he was even trying to ...

... nada!! To be fair, there are only 150 in Jasper. Back to town for more supplies for home cooked dinner (C's rissoles and veg tonight), and then back out to Edith Lake - short hike around lake's edge. The aqua blue of the lakes with still snowy mountain tops is so peaceful - we're lapping it up. Last full day in Jasper - took to the trails again, this time on the other side of Jasper town. Worked our way past Patricia Lake, Upper and Lower ...

... Where's that bottle? We also meet Louise for the first, (but not last), time, aged 87yrs, travelling alone (oh God), originally from Rotterdam and speaks fluent Dutch. I don't stand a chance. I finally wander off to my suite, ape my way up to the top bunk, and lie there, shuddering to the motion of the train and my shattered nerves. I'm awoken by Caasie, "Quickly Darling! The shower! it's lovely" There's no chance of quickly anything at this height, I ...

... breakfast and then dinner was again delicious with cheese and crackers and wine and soft lighting and everyone having a laugh with everyone else. Much fun!! After dinner, was often the raucous time when everyone got drunk, lounged, played cards and children went mental before bedtime! On our first day through the Rockies, we passed by a waterfall. This was, however, no longer a waterfall but a frozen ice sculpture of lethal blue stalagtite-like fangs to where water once cascaded ...

... up to a glacier in fresh snowfall it was quite hard going. Today we've been hanging out on a glacier and enjoying all the sights. Am gutted not to have seen any bears (only want to see them from the safety of the car) or moose, but apparently we did see a porcupine (I'm not convinced it was, but that's what we were told - I need to look up the areas inhabitated by porcupines). Off to check into our B&amp;B. xx

... to an hour. We had a look around samsun mall, before heading up to Lake Louise itself, what a site, it was breath taking, the stunning blue waters against a back drop of mountains and glaciers. It was pretty cold, Michael insisting we take a dip again, so we did, oh the pain! Seconds after stepping in, feet were aching. If you fell in a glacial lake, you would be dead in minutes!!! Freezing! We then managed to get a tour of the famous hotel on the lake side ...

... sheep. Wild sheep are very smart apparently. From there we drove to Maligne Lake. It is pretty but once again we weren't seeing it at its best with sun or the mountains out. We decided to walk up the Bald Hills track, though it was late and the weather was not at all promising. On the way to the start of the track we saw some deer that we later learned were mule deer based on the black tip on the tip of their white tail. We huffed and puffed up the Bald ...

... cycle. So many glaciers, mountains, lakes, rivers and waterfalls. In the last 16 miles before Jasper we also saw 2 bears up close. Cool eh! We're still meeting lots of interesting people, so the tongues are getting as much exercise as the legs. Having a day off in Jasper today to recharge the batteries again. PS Hope you had a good birthday Fred! PPS Enjoy Ireland Karina &amp; Co.