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Banff to Jasper

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Here’s a brief update, with a bunch more photos, about our trip from Yoho National Park to Jasper, 250 km up the Icefields Parkway. Candy and I are sitting in a laundromat in Jasper as I write this. Whgen the laundry and blog are finished, we head over to Mt. Robson Provincial Park, our stopover between here and Prince George and points north.

This valley, near our Kicking Horse camp, is carpeted with wildflower tufts, here backlit by the morning sun as we headed off to Lake Louise and Jasper. See if you can spot the railroad tunnel oon the mountainside, part of the Spiral Tunnels network.
This valley, near our Kicking Horse camp, is carpeted with wildflower tufts, here backlit by the morning sun as we headed off to Lake Louise and Jasper. See if you can spot the railroad tunnel oon the mountainside, part of the Spiral Tunnels network.
Nothing beats a fresh salad in the wilderness.
Nothing beats a fresh salad in the wilderness.
Candy relaxes at Moraine Lake, near Lake LLouise.
Candy relaxes at Moraine Lake, near Lake LLouise.
An intrepid photographer catches the hazy view toward the Valley of Ten Peaks.
An intrepid photographer catches the hazy view toward the Valley of Ten Peaks.
There was a major forest fire burning about 40 miles north of BAnff, forcing closure of the Parkway for several hourss per day. Smoke from the fire has spread over the entire region, obscuring the mountain views.
There was a major forest fire burning about 40 miles north of BAnff, forcing closure of the Parkway for several hourss per day. Smoke from the fire has spread over the entire region, obscuring the mountain views.
The Maligne Lake delta, where the river enters Medicine Lake, was an awe inspiring place to visit.
The Maligne Lake delta, where the river enters Medicine Lake, was an awe inspiring place to visit.
This fellow was enjoying the view over Medicine Lake in Jasper National Park.
This fellow was enjoying the view over Medicine Lake in Jasper National Park.
As if bears weren't enough to worry about.
As if bears weren’t enough to worry about.
This spruce crashed across the path, not 50 feet ahead of us. We were lucky.
This spruce crashed across the path, not 50 feet ahead of us. We were lucky.
This little fellow had just crossed the road with his mother.
This little fellow had just crossed the road with his mother.

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Title: Banff to Jasper
Author: Ellis Walentine
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