Jasper, AB

 Hi Everyone


Another rainy day.  We only hope that all this rain and snow helps those fires that are affecting this country.  

This past Monday we left Golden for a scheduled 4.5 hour drive to Whistler Campground just outside Jasper, AB.  It is the largest provincial parks in Canada.  Something like 710 sites.  It is a gorgeous park.  We stayed here 7 years ago and couldn't wait to comeback.  The park was thick with pine trees and a large heard of Elk lived in the park among the visitors.  Unfortunately, the park was attacked by that terrible beetle that kills the tree.  In order to save the park and surrounding forest,  Canada Parks removed many of the dead and dying trees.  It is a terrible loss and the park is not the same.  You will see below….

So, we left Golden under light rain and it continued for most of the drive.  Temperatures were in the 40s F.  We entered Jasper National Park and everyone was being warned that it was snowing in the park and it was recommended not to enter and drive in those conditions.  Like everyone at the entry gates said thank you and proceeded.  About 40 minutes later it began to snow and watched the temps lower to 31F.  By the time we reached the Icefields Parkway (a section with several glaciers) at 6800 ft elevation, it was really coming down.  Several cars, RVs and buses were stuck, jackknifed and blocking the road in both directions.  Many made U-turns and returned to the visitor center at the Icefields Parkway stop.  Wendy & I looked at each other and laughed.  No place for us to turn around so forward it is.  While waiting for those making U-turns we were entertained by the Big Horned Sheep or Rams seen below.  4x4 wheel drive turned on and up we went.  Considering the conditions we were only delayed for 1.5 hrs. Can you stand a little more drama? When we got here, we knew that city water was an issue at our site, so we spent 20 minutes in the freezing rain, filling our fresh water tank.








                                                                        Typical site surrounded by trees



                                This is the new look








Comments

  1. AnonymousJune 21, 2023 at 4:05 PM

    heartbreaking to see what happened to those beautiful trees! Your drive through the park was definitely more adventure than I would like to see you guys having. Very happy you guys are safe and that your home was not damaged. Definitely bad timing as you enter the park. Glad you are now enjoying the park and weather conditions have improved.Love you, hal

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  2. AnonymousJune 21, 2023 at 4:13 PM

    Ah, June snow. One of the many reasons we left the Sierras. /s/Sid

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  3. AnonymousJune 21, 2023 at 11:21 PM

    I’m glad all went safely. That was some drive. Hope your drive tmrw isn’t that bad. Me😘

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  4. AnonymousJuly 5, 2023 at 9:09 AM

    Unbelievable drive. The trees 😢 Yeah thats way too much drama with the snow. No thank you. But still beautiful to look at. 🤩 Jamie. Oh and last post was me with the lone wolf comment. Forgot to sign name.

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