Jasper Inns - Reviews and Rates

Met Dar at the Tim Horton's downtown bright and early to get started on our adventure. We rolled down Hwy 16 towards Jasper under beautiful sunny skies. Just before McBride we came across about 7 deer traipsing across the road. Much to our delight they didn't skitter away into the bush directly, but obligingly posed for a few photos. On our way ...

Wow, so much has happened since we last wrote from Banff. We are now in Jasper, at the base of Whistler Mountain, with one full day remaining before we return to Vancouver and our respective flights to London (Clare) and Cusco, Peru (Tony). We are both looking forward to escaping the never-ending freezing conditions, and, probably to having a bi...

2/10/08 - We got up early, we had planned to hike the 8100ft Whistlers Mountain located rite behind the hostel. We had breakfast and were out for 10ish, our bags prepared the night before, the trail head rite behind the hostel, we headed up the peak. Although 8100ft, its prominence is less than Ben Nevis, only some 1200m of ascent. We started cl...

They don't call it the Icefields Parkway for nothing. The day was cloudy as we closed down the trailer and started off to enjoy the scenery along the Icefields Parkway to make our way to Jasper. As we headed north the clouds thickened and rain showers threatened. We needed gas so we stopped in Lake Louise and found gas at $1.39/L. That is over $...

8/24/07 We spent the evening of the 23rd celebrating Craig's birthday in downtown Jasper. We ate pizza (again) at Jasper Pizza company and had a drink at the De'd Dog Bar and Grill. Unfortunately, because we didn't have our Ashevillian crew to help us celebrate, it lacked the usual excitement of previous birthdays. Oh well, Craig did meet a new ...

Driving out to the Maligne Canyon and then onto Malingne Lake and Spirtit Island, stopping at Medicine Lake on the way back and looking out for Bears.

After a week exploring Vancouver and beyond we headed off for the most magnificant tour of the Canadian Rockies. Exciting Harry potter like train rides overnight, amazing scenery and wildlife....and even more snowball fights. I'll just let the photos do the talking! (hehe...cos im lazy!)

We boarded the Canadian, a long and rather stately looking train in Winnipeg early in the evening. It was divided into two parts, the grander half for the more prosperous delegation on board, where we, the common people, were not permitted. Our half was bountiful enough, with large and comfortable chairs and a series of entertainment compartment...

The title is how Whitt INSISTS on pronouncing it!! Early checkout of Homestead Inn to begin the long journey to Jasper. When via Bow Valley Parkway and stopped to see Johnston Canyon (which had a clever little viewing tunnel that the water had cut out of the rock). I saw a female elk walking through the woods - but Whitt missed it 'cos he was dr...

Travelpod now has unlimited space for uploading pictures. So here are some from the past month or so. These are mostly from a little road trip we took to Golden and then around the resort and town. Not feeling much in a writing mood so I will let the pictures do the talking!