Heading out of Jasper on a gorgeous sunny morning. The plan is to head to Canmore, Alberta but we will play it by ear.
I love the views of the mountains with our CN train rolling down the tracks. So Canadian in my mind.
Two wee Elks waiting in the meadow to say good-bye to Deb and I until next time.
These mountains are still so far down the highway.....they look so cool.
Everything is snowy because it snowed in Jasper the day before we arrived. So crisp and refreshing.
And the views just keep coming.....
Athabasca Falls is our first scenic stop today. Neither Deb nor I have been here before so we both follow the path to see how far we can get. We are only about 30 km from Jasper.
It's very chilly with ice everywhere along the path. Snow had left a dusting on the rocks and plants.
The sheer volume and force of the Athabasca River falling into this gorge has carved these huge, deep, spiral potholes into the cavern.
Someone little woodland elf made this wee snowman at the falls.
The falls is not high, 23 meters, but the force of the water is incredible.
Little Debbie at the top of the falls next to the Athabasca River.
The river and falls are feed by the Columbia Ice Field. No photo can do justice to how intense and intimidating this falls looks at the top.
From the river the water 'falls' over the rocks down 23 meters rushing through the canyon, swirling and twirling....to this ice cold, green pond in the quiet trees.
As we leave the Athabasca Falls, the mountains and roads become quite a bit more snowy. It becomes a lot colder. Even the scenery looks profoundly different.
'Winter is coming....' Watch for Wildlings and White Walkers....yikes.
A long highway ahead of us....but loving every minute of it.
Ice flows in the mountain tops.
A very tall trickling stream coming down from the mountains. They are everywhere...some little, some gushing....
On the left are two Observation platforms, not open now, that position you out in midair overlooking the valley below.
Jasper Park is dotted with glaciers, wilderness as far as you can see, huge, deep canyons, waterfalls, and these chiselled mountains of enormous size.
Almost 1000 km of hiking trails can be found here in Jasper National Park.
But you can also drive the epic 230 km of the Icefields Parkway....which is what we are doing today.
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