Jasper Inn Alberta

... br><br> Yesterday, I went to Maligne Lake for a cruise on the lake. It was the last day they were running the cruise so I was really lucky. I thought this lake was even more beautiful than Lake Louise but that might be because it was a bright sunny day. I know I keep saying this but its really true that unless you are a much better photographer than I am it's very hard to do justice to the colour of ...

... then given the responsibility of driving the speedboat back to base which as you can imagine made him very proud (and Lily and Edie p***ed off!!). And on the way back I caught a glimpse of a moose in the woods so I grabbed the camera to ensure I snapped such a rare sitting. Proud of myself for doing so, I was then brought back down to earth by the guide who told me it was a plastic animal they had put in there to fool the tourists!

... it. Our campsite was back in the woods with no amnities. We made camp and settled in for the evening. Since we had no electricity and generators could only be used early in the morning and from 5:00 to 7:00 in the evening, we settled in for the night with books and a good card game. When dusk finally came, we had a visitor. A female elk grazed through our camp site on her way to the river. She was a ...

... it was ice cold.. So back to the warm pool to heat up again. OMG! HOT!!! The change from ice cold to hot was extreme.. This was some sort of self inflicted torture, why did they build this place!!!! SADIST CAMP!! While in the hot pool I asked a lifeguard who wandered by what the temp of the pools where.. 40c 37c 18c 12c, however the 40c pool was a bit over due to the sun and they were trying to cool it down. We had been in the 40+ pool and went ...

On Day 2, we drove south towards Athabasca Falls, then headed up a rocky, unpaved road to hike the Geraldine Lakes trail. We made it past the first lake and midway towards the second, finally turning around at a massive rockpile. Afterwards we went into Jasper for a dinner of Japanese food. Details in the photos!

... dorm laughed in her sleep all night, and as a result Christine got almost no sleep. The hostel does have a nice big kitchen and dining/common area, as well as a firepit out back, and it's on the road to the Whistler gondola while still being close to the townsite. (In comparison, the HI hostel in Banff townsite has more small rooms; and it's in town, though rather out-of-the-way up the road to Tunnel Mountain. There's an infrequent bus.)

... who posed for photos! We have decided that the Canadian Rockies are number 1 on our 'favorite places visited' list - they are just so spectacular!!! More to follow when I get some more money to feed into this damn computer... Dean: Thursday 6th July - Hiking the trails around Jasper. There are a number of trails around Jasper and we did a bit of a 'mix n match', jumping from one trail to another. We walked ...

... visit and all the medication cost me 71 pesos which is the equivillant of about 8 or 9 dollars Canadian. That was the cheapest doctors visit of my life. Teotiuacan from what I was able to remember was simply amazing. So massive and awe inspiring. I learned alot from the guide that day, as well as from all the books I have on the subject at home. I would love to go back one day. I went back to the hostel and went to bed. We got up at 4 am to get a cab. The cab ride was cool ...

Well I am almost packed. I went out and got a waterproof disposable camera, tons of film, a new camera case, rechargable batteries and some mp3 headphones. Dont worry - nothing is worth too much. I am only taking 4 bikinis...the absolute minimum!!! We are going to mec before we leave so Jesse can get some sandals. I have to keep telling myself that I cant spend too much money here- I would rather spend it over there. Only 2 more days ...