Safely landed in Edmonton
Andrew shows off his cool plate camera.
Andrews wicked tripod
Hanging out in the kitchen
Hanging out on the deck
Oscar
Michelle, Andrew,Peaches and Oscar
We made it to Andy and Sue's place in Red Deer.
Sue shows Heather the new kitchen
Hanging out in the kitchen (again)
On our way to Jasper from Red Deer
Our first wildlife encounter.
I guess he just wanted to have nap on a nice sunny day
Jasper National Park
Columbia Ice Fields
Hanging out on the side of the road
Our first night in the park at Beckers Chalets
For our second and third nights in the park we stayed in this cozy little cabin at Pine Bungalows.
The riverside just outside our cabin.The Athabasca River
Just after we unpacked we saw some visitors on the other side of the river.
We went up to Pyramid Lake and while Heather was painting by the lakeside I went for a hike...
To a small lake in the woods
With some cute inhabitants.
The inside of our cabin at Pine Bungalows
On the road to Maligne Lake
It was cold and snowing up there.The Maligne River
Maligne Lake was rather cold, frozen and abandonded
See the birdie?
Since Maligne lake was snowed in we went for a really nice walk through Maligne Canyon
Time for a lunch snack at the restaurant.
After two days at Pine Bungalows we switched back to the luxurious Beckers Chalets
Beautiful hiking in the Valley of the Five Lakes
The view of Jasper from the bottom of the Whistlers Mountain tramway.
On the way up the tramway at Whistlers Mountain
At the top it was snowing at first and intermittent clouds
On the way back down.
Athabasca Falls
When we got back to Beckers there was a visitor enjoying the nice green grass.
We met Andy and Sue for a hike up the Siffleur River to Siffleur Falls, just outside the park back towards Red Deer about 20km.
At Lake Louise
See the train?
The train pulled into Field B.C. just as we did.
Moraine Lake - the water level was very low and still mostly frozen up there
After two days around Lake Louise we headed into Banff for a visit
...and then we ended up staying in Canmore for our second last night. Had a great time here and met some great people with complementary wine and cheese at the hotel.
The reservoir above Canmore
Heading to Calgary.
Rick helps with parking the van.
Old friends reunited.
A feast.
On the morning were flying back to Ontario there was a slushy snow storm in Calgary. Yuch!
