Lake Louise

We had every kind of weather on the day we were hiking at Lake Louise. Rain, snow, wind, sun, cold . . . just about everything except warm. We had to buy winter gloves and a hat because it was so cold. There was still some ice on the lake. But the weather wasn't going …

Grizzly #2

On our first evening in Jasper, we took a drive up to Maligne Lake as we were told that is a good place to see wildlife. And we did. This grizzly was just off the road in a stream bed drinking water and digging up rocks. He was massive and so beautiful. Just look at …

Black Bear #1

We encountered this black bear shortly after seeing the grizzly from yesterday's post. This time there were a dozen or more other people watching this bear with us. Maralee

Wildlife: Grizzly #1

While driving from Canmore to Jasper, we were hoping to see some wildlife. We made a stop along the road (along with about 30 other people) where a grizzly was seen. I caught a glimpse of it in the brush but couldn't get any photos of it. A little further down the road, we decided …

Our Last Day in Jasper

The skies started to clear and we were treated to a beautiful evening. With the sun not setting until after 9:30 p.m., we had ample opportunity to sit by the river and watch the sun set. Maralee