So we left Banff and headed north to Jasper. A much quieter and laid back city then Banff. Stayed at Whistlers Campgroud - an Alberta Canada "state park" type campground. Beautiful. We stopped on the way to see the Columbian Icefields and Athebasca Glacier. One is the layer of ice on top of the ground, the other is the flowing river of ice underneath. But I don't remember which is which? Took the SnowCoach onto the glacier. Really a neat, upclose view of lots of ice and snow. Actually, it started to snow as we left the base. June + snow, just doesn't seem right! They had piles and piles of rocks off to the sides, we thought maybe they were piling it up for some landscaping or changes. Learned that the glacier actually moves the under gravel every year and it moved it into piles, not humans. Also took a walk on the Glass Overlook. It was that first step that took me forever. Not a fan of heights. Randy walked right out! Awesome views, but still snowing so the clouds are actually snowfall.
At our campground in Jasper they warned us that there were Elk in the campground protecting their calves from the grizzlies that are hunting them. And by the way, the grizzlies have been seen in the campground too. GREAT! Sure enough, Elk walking through the sites with their calves daily. Randy was taking pics of them and soon realized that 3 had surrounded him. He slowly backed out of the "group" and came back tot he car. I had thoughts rushing through of honking the horn, reving the engine, or backing into the elk, if they tried anything. That and trying to keep Gator from barking at them. He seemed to behave, must have known they were a bit bigger than him. On the way back to the campground from a day of sight seeing, we saw the grizzly. Not the hugest but big guy anyway!
Beautiful drive through the area and lots of lakes, canyons, waterfalls, and rivers. Seems to be a major "holiday" spot for the Eastern and Western Canadians. We call it vacation, they call it "holiday". Every language you could think of is being spoken around us, and I don't speak a one. Well, English but even with that people question where we are from with our "accent"? Yes, we speak MidWest.
This was a bridge over the freeway, fenced, so wildlife can cross the freeway without getting hit. Ingenious idea. Didn't see anything crossing at the time.
So we left Banff and headed north to Jasper. A much quieter and laid back city then Banff. Stayed at Whistlers Campgroud - an Alberta Canada "state park" type campground. Beautiful. We stopped on the way to see the Columbian Icefields and Athebasca Glacier. One is the layer of ice on top of the ground, the other is the flowing river of ice underneath. But I don't remember which is which? Took the SnowCoach onto the glacier. Really a neat, upclose view of lots of ice and snow. Actually, it started to snow as we left the base. June + snow, just doesn't seem right! They had piles and piles of rocks off to the sides, we thought maybe they were piling it up for some landscaping or changes. Learned that the glacier actually moves the under gravel every year and it moved it into piles, not humans. Also took a walk on the Glass Overlook. It was that first step that took me forever. Not a fan of heights. Randy walked right out! Awesome views, but still snowing so the clouds are actually snowfall.
At our campground in Jasper they warned us that there were Elk in the campground protecting their calves from the grizzlies that are hunting them. And by the way, the grizzlies have been seen in the campground too. GREAT! Sure enough, Elk walking through the sites with their calves daily. Randy was taking pics of them and soon realized that 3 had surrounded him. He slowly backed out of the "group" and came back tot he car. I had thoughts rushing through of honking the horn, reving the engine, or backing into the elk, if they tried anything. That and trying to keep Gator from barking at them. He seemed to behave, must have known they were a bit bigger than him. On the way back to the campground from a day of sight seeing, we saw the grizzly. Not the hugest but big guy anyway!
Beautiful drive through the area and lots of lakes, canyons, waterfalls, and rivers. Seems to be a major "holiday" spot for the Eastern and Western Canadians. We call it vacation, they call it "holiday". Every language you could think of is being spoken around us, and I don't speak a one. Well, English but even with that people question where we are from with our "accent"? Yes, we speak MidWest. 
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