Tagged With "Jasper"

Great pics. The Jasper-Banff trip along the parkway is just spectacular. One of my favorites.

I think it's one of the greatest drives in the world! Some beautiful images of a beautiful road trip.

I know what you mean. Maligne Lake is a beautiful area to see and the tour out to Spirit Island is certainly worth it. One of the most notable things about the lake is the colour of the water itself that is due to being glacier fed. Up there this past June and was treated to a young moose feeding along the water near the boat launch and then two young black bears dining along the cutline just off the main road. Chatted with a family from Washington DC and a young German couple. They were...

Thanks for sharing this great image, Vagabond! I recall standing on the very spot and enjoying the same view, although it was cloudy on my travel day. A good first contribution to TravelGumbo! Hope there's more to follow.

  One of the highlights of our recent trip to Jasper was a visit to Spirit Island.  Just an hour’s drive from Jasper town, it is situated on Maligne Lake - the largest glacier fed lake in the Canadian Rockies. Boat tours are available...

  Here are few pictures that I took while I was sitting in the passenger seat during a recent road trip to Banff and Jasper National Parks.  The drive through the southern Rocky Mountains is on the TransCanada highway, but the most scenic...

Jonathan L revisits a trip to the Athabasca Falls from 2005