a nice view of a barren Mount Athabasca
our first glimpse of Columbia Icefield
more north on the Icefield Parkway the landscape becomes more rugged and mountanous
this is the mighty Athabasca glacier
wildfires have left their mark here
we pass a large elk bull with massive antlers. They will come in handy in the upcoming September rut season
a raven has taken possession of our car
Jasper National Park was established in 1907 and is situated in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, just north of Banff National
Park.
An abundance of wildlife roams the park, like moose,
elk, deer, bear and white mountain goat. Unfortunately they do not always line up along the road side so
you may end up seeing no wildlife at all.
Alberta Highway 93 connects Lake Louise with
Jasper and snakes right through
the park, following the continental divide with its many rivers, lakes and snow covered mountain ranges
The road is also called
the
Icefields Parkway and is touted as one of the most scenic routes in Canada.
We drove the Icefields Parkway in
August 2001 from Lake Louise to Jasper and enjoyed the fantastic scenery.
The wildlife we spotted were a massive elk
and a few mountain goats.
Jasper National Park sits on the continental divide. The main road is Highway 93 aka the Icefields Parkway
the Saskatchewan River
the total drop here is 23 meters
we have reached the Athabasca Falls, 30 km south of Jasper
we spot a white mountain goat
logs block the Fraser River
