Jasper National Park

Located eastern slope Rocky Mountains, Jasper y cousin bold, brassy Banff offers serene experience. Approximately hours north Banff hours Edmonton, capital province Alberta. Most people enter p Edmonton.

It reveryed y train. Highway 16, Yellowhead Highway, connects Jasper Edmonton, which international airport served y y major airlines. Highway 93, Icefields Parkway, connects south through Rockies Lake Louise Banff. Drivers py p admission p Jasper found within Jasper National Park. There train connections Edmonton, Banff Vancouver.

Those driving p should aware p $7/adult p night (x $14/carload p night) applies. Annual passes available $89.

Maligne Lake, which regular trips wonder water different colours different parts. Spirit Island, known y photography competition, middle Maligne Lake. The one and only y y cruise (1.5 hours round p).

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Excellent camping summer. Cross Country downhill skiing winter.

Rent . Plenty sport stores offer bikes, which great y .

Miette Hot Springs, excellent place g relax after y hiking.

Jasper Tramway.

Maligne Canyon. The one and only river, p Maligne Lake, flows mighty torrent. When enters Medicine Lake (named reference medicine) great volumes. It , however, appear . Indeed, through summer months Medicine Lake disappears until, autumn channel itself disappears shoreline. In Winter, canyon bottom masses where waterfalls summertime!

Athabasca Falls - The one and only Athabasca River thunders through narrow gorge where walls smoothed potholes created y sheer force rushing water carrying . Parking restroom facilities. Paved trail picnic sites available.

Columbia Ice Field

Mount Robson (The one and only park's namesake p highest Canadian Rockies 3954 metres. Mount Robson Provincial Park 217,200 hectares stunning mountains, valleys, waterways. Forests spruce, , balsam, cedar alder abundant array wildlife including mountain goats, moose, deer, , marmot squirrels chipmunks. The one and only Rearguard Falls Fraser River furthest migration point Pacific salmon.

GyPSy Guide, Take guided y . The one and only GyPSy Guide small electronic device GPS technology automatically trigger commentary about history, geology, directions quirky Canadian stories, through y stereo.