Sunday, 15 September 2013

Jasper National Park

Jasper National Park is the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies, spanning 10,878 km2 (4,200 sq mi). It is located in the province of Alberta, north of Banff National Park and west of the City of Edmonton. The park includes the glaciers of the Columbia Icefieldhot springslakeswaterfalls and mountains. Wildlife in the park includes elkcaribou,moosemule deerwhite-tailed deermountain goatsbighorn sheepgrizzly bearsblack bearscoyotesbeavers, Rocky Mountain pikashoary marmotsgrey wolvesmountain lions, and wolverines.




Posing with the Jasper bear while waiting to take the Jasper Tramway to the Upper Terminal
































From this Upper Terminal, we hiked to Whistlers Summit










                                                    Whistlers Summit in the background


Whistlers Summit








After this, we went to Maligne Canyon



The power of water

























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