Today was a beautiful day for the drive from Canmore to Jasper. The 93 north connects to the two spots and is THE most beautiful drive I have ever done within the Rockies. As you drive through the single lane highway through some of the biggest mountains in the world it feels both like a scene from a sci fi movie and what artic explorers might have stumbled upon.
We stopped 2-3 times during the course of the drive to take in the beauty of the glaciers.
The first stop was a frozen lake louise… where we were in awe of the majestic scene. The entire lake is frozen so we walked out on it and explored. We then decided to invent a new sport and brought the soccer ball up on the lake and had a kick around. Snow Soccer. 2032 winter olympics. Too fun.
At another particular stop near a frozen lake, Dan and I decided to hike up one of the less snowy mountains as far as we could. It took us an hour to make any headway and it was quickly apparent that we were out of our element. However, the view from up the side of the mountain was amazing though. Even though we couldn’t see straight on account of fatigue. Afternoon lager, thin mountain air, and general out of shapeness… not a great marriage.
The rest of the drive was full of ice-fields and more illustrious rockies.
Upon making it to Jasper we decided to try the Jasper Park Lodge. Elk and deer literally roam every inch of the place and it’s got basically every/any amenity you would need (or want for that matter). Beautiful outdoor fire pits, wildlife (Pat was disuaded from a midnight hike on account of cougars), bikes to ride around on, you name it.
(i smell like smoke today. and I kind of like it)
look how silly this animal is… water dripping from it’s face.
