Jasper National Park

I’ve got no words to describe how beautiful it’s been in the Jasper National Park. We’ve been based in Jasper the last few days and have ventured out to see the best bits of this incredible place.

We started our first day on a bit of a damp note. The weather was shocking. I dusted off my waterproof and off we went to see a natural hot spring. The intention was to do a big hike here but the weather just wasn’t playing our way.

It did eventually stop raining, so we headed on a little tour of the main sights of the park, starting with the Valley of the Five Lakes. There were five lakes in a valley. They also have plenty of these red deck chairs about. I think they generally have them at any main viewpoint.

After that, we went on a short walk to a hill that overlooks the town of Jasper.

You know when you’re using Google maps for directions and you have the traffic colours turned on, you dread when the road is coloured red as it means there’s some sort of hold up. Well around here you can bet your life that if a red zone is coming up on your phone, it’s probably because everyone has stopped to take photos of animals that are near the road. In this case, elk.

After admiring the wildlife, we then headed to pyramid lake, which has an island in the middle of it which you can get to by crossing a bridge. You can even get married on the island.

The next day, we headed to the Maligne Canyon and Lake area for a couple of hikes and to admire, you guessed it, the canyon and the lake. We started off at Moose Lake which gets its name for apparent reasons.

We then headed up the Bald Hills, which promised views of the main lake, and it did not disappoint.

We then headed to the canyon, but again being subject to traffic, this time for a bear. Rather than stop for a photo, I got annoyed with people blocking the road and just pushed myself through all of the vehicles. At least don’t block the road if you are going to get out and take photos.