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Mother Nature is a disgusting show off
... I kept hearing Cold Chisel in my head) and then caught the bus up to the Banff Gondola. It travels up Suphur Mountain, starting at the hot springs and ending up the top, and offers amazing views of Banff Town and the surrounding areas. I was blessed with good weather - the snow had stopped and at the top you are above the clouds - amazing amazing views! I walked along the skywalk, which runs along the ridgeline, to the next peak where an old ...
Jaspering around (still no bears)
... off into the lake and washing half the carpark, the loos and the access road away! Don't mess with mother nature folks!
Eventually headed out and went to the Jasper Tramway up Whistler Mountain. It's really a cable car so not sure why it's called a tramway? Didn't spot any wildlife from the cable car on the way up or down, though the guide said they regularly see bears and even spotted a ...
Jasper Tramway Ride
... with a high pressure system set in all week. We walked in to town after the tram ride and just explored the town. It's a pleasant 6 mile round trip in to town along the river. It's to nice to not be outside. The weather is reminding of June in Flagstaff; warm during the day and cools right off at ...
Across the Prairie and into the Mountains
... of construction. As we got further south we could glimpse the our destination, the Rockies around Jasper far in the distance. Traffic got really heavy as we turned onto the Yellowhead highway to head west. When we got to the entrance to Jasper National Park we noticed all but two of the campgrounds were listed as full, including the Wapati campground were we were headed. Just past the park entrance was a road to ...
Jasper in July - Mosquitos and Rain
... Today (Monday) our plan was brunch in the camp cook house then into town to do laundry but we awoke to really heavy rain, thunder and lightening with roared away until 2pm which is when we could finally get out of our tent, it was so bad we didn't dare try and run for it as the nearest cover was a 10 min walk away! The rain continued all day but we made a dash for it to the camp cook house where we have sat for the whole day, basically a big shed with large ...