Jasper baby!

Went to Jasper yesterday.  For lunch.  As you do.  Took 6 hours to drive there but only 4.5 to come back, as I found a better route by accident.  Missed a turn and found a highway that wasn't on my map!

Jasper was....incredible.  Can't describe it.  I've never seen the Rockies before, so this was important for me.  Didn't see much wildlife, which apparently is rather odd.  However, it is me.  If you want to be safe from wildlife, just hang around me.  I never get to see anything good :(  Three years living in Sudbury and not a bear or moose around.  BUT, I did see some beautiful hawks from the car and the highlight was a bald eagle!  I should have seen at least some mountain goats or elk but nothing this time.

Jasper town is just lovely, as you can imagine, with all the tourists around.  But so laid back and friendly.  Even for Canada.  I kind of forgot to take photos after a while, so the few I did take aren't really the best ones.  It rained a bit while I was there but even that didn't matter at all.  Didn't think about the temperature difference - 24C in Edmonton but only 15C in Jasper - so it gave me an excuse to buy a lovely sweater.  I have got to go back soon, but I really need someone to go with me!  The car trip is nice and all but I need someone to talk to for 10 hours!