Patricia Lake Bungalows Jasper

Today was the longest trip we have yet taken in the car - we had to travel from Banff through to Jasper. We opted to take the Bow Valley Parkway for part of the drive as it is less busy and the scenery is just as majestic. We made good time beyond Lake Louise which we will visit on our way back, as we are staying at Baker creek just outside of Lake Louise next week. After Lake Louise we began the climb up through the Rockies via the Icefields Parkway and the views from both sides of the road ...

Saturday 16th - three of us got up early and went to visit Maligne Lake. (Flo was unfortunately laid low with a touch of food poisoning and wouldn't risk coming out with us). The trip to the Lake had been suggested to us as it is the largest glacier fed lake in the Rockies and the access road to it had recently been the place for several bear sightings. On the way to Maligne Lake we called off at Medicine Lake - which was feared by the Stoney Indians as it is fed by underwater springs and dur...

Sunday 17th August Up early to get to Jasper for an 8.30 pick up from the whitewater rafting company - Rocky Mountain River Guides. Slightly alarmed when we all had to don wetsuits, crash helmets and life jackets! We were then driven 40 minutes from Jasper to the Sunwapta River. Sunwapta means "turbulent water" in the Cree indian language and it was easy to see why in parts! After safety drills from our very young team of rafters, we set off. There were 6 of us in a raft, Bob and Natalie had ...

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We left Banff for Jasper, via Lake Louise, we took the scenic route hoping to see some widelife, however I think we may have only seen a bird... no deer, elk or bears L.

Lake Louise is beautiful, it was still covered in ice, and the peaks behinds covered in snow. There are a few walks from Lake Louise, we decided to go to mirror lake, then onto the next lake (it's name eludes me). Another iced like surrounded by snow and more mountains, we then journeyed onwards to the Big Beehive (a m...

We had a sleep-in today, and after a walk around the local lake, we set off to Miette Hot Springs to soak. On the way to the springs we saw a road sign saying slow down animal crossing ahead, 100 metres later and there are cars stopped on the road as some wild sheep are sure enough crossing the road. Cute critter with curly horns and they were not afraid of heights as a few were perched 10 metres or so up a cliff, jumping from ledge to ledge until they got to the road.

We took the turn...

Today we drove to Athabasca falls where in winter the falls are frozen, however today we viewed millions of litres of water rush through a small chasm crashing onto the rocks below.

To be continued in the next update