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... access to the Willmore Wilderness. We launched the kayaks and quickly found that we could paddle up Rock Creek for a quick bath in the cold water. The next day we actually paddled through the Willmore Wilderness into Jasper National Park, using the same creek, by lining our kayaks up about four sets of rapids. I assume we are likely one of the first to ever enter Jasper National Park in this fashion (not even a park sign to ...

The drive from Hope, BC to Gregg Lake was gorgeous. We took the Coquihalla Highway (Yellowhead 5) that went right through Jasper. Stayed there for dinner before arriving at the William A. Switzer Provincial Park.

We got there just in time. The office was just about to close. We got to our site and set up. The sites were quite a bit closer and more open than in BC but ...

Spent the night here so that we would drive thru Jasper and Banff National Parks in the day. Sun was out and the vistas were once again spectacular. Took a hike up to the icefields in Jasper and stopped in Banff for a coffee break. Will have to return to go skiing sometime......

Day 71 Jasper Alberta Canada We had a bit of a sleep in (8am yeah right!) and then headed to Jasper. We had a wander around this tourist town, browsing the shops. Then headed off to get a tram (cable car/gondola)ride to the top of whistler mountain overlooking the Jasper area and the area surrounding. This trip up the mountain did not eventuate, the cable ride was shut down because of the weather, the electricity in the air was too dangerous for it to operate. We ...

... throw Queque in a snow bank and watch her climb out of it. I don't think she minded at all. She had so much fun just running around and sniffing for animal smells. Back in the RV we drove for another hour to a place called the Icefields Center. It is put up by a joint effort of Parks Canada and a private tour company called Brewtser - kinda like our Aramark in our national parks. The main attraction was to ride this HUGE tractor type vehicle onto a Glacier ...

... we called at Whistler Inn which houses a small museum in the basement. It contains stuffed exhibits of the wildlife in the Rockies including bears, cougars and wolves. It was a good opportunity to appreciate the size and diversity of wildlife, many of which we are unlikely to see alive in their native environment.

... four wheel drive SUV, very smart. On the way to Whistler we stopped via the Capilano suspension bridge which brought back all the memories of NZ bungy jumping, memories I don't care to relive really! Fortunately there was no one there with a piece of long elastic so no excuses were required. Whistler was a real result. We ended up in a best western right by the gondola chairlift and all the action. Walking out for the first time we were right in the middle of the Red Bull Elevation ...

Well another eventful couple of days in the life of Jo! I arrived in Banff 2 days ago, and was completely overwhelmed when I got here - this place is gorgeous - a little village smack bang in the middle of the rockies! Well I met a couple of Aussie's (cause the whole place is overrun with them!) on the bus on the way up here and went out with them on my first night, and in my drunken stuper ...

... as we will be back in the next 2 days. Lots and lots of large motorhomes, some even towing 4 wheel drives. The train station was very busy with a number of trains parked at the station, including the American Orient Express and the Rocky Mountaineer. There were many German tourists roaming wild through the streets of Jasper and 4 Aussies. Throughout the day we were up close and ...

... about a million workouts and squash matches. It's quite disgusting (Kevin McCall can verify this fact) but still intact. It's actually in one of the pictures I have uploaded to this site. The sad part about Labour Day is that it ain't gettin' any warmer. Monday, September 6th I was planning on doing a bit more of sight-seeing in Edmonton and then heading out to Jasper but it was a really cold windy day so I chickened and my good friend Erin ...