Canadian Rockies

Tuesday, we got up early to make our way to Jasper National Park on the Bow Valley Parkway. Along the way we made several stops. The first of which was Bow Lake, just off the parkway. This was the first time we got a view of the amazing teal/blue lakes and water. The interesting color is more vibrant during sunny days, and has to do with the silt/sand that is in the water thanks to the glacier melt-off.

You'll also notice that Who Dey spirit is alive and will in the Canadian Rockies!
After that we made our way further up the parkway to the Athabasca Falls area. These falls are amazingly powerful. Kind of like a mini-niagara. One of the other intersting things about the drive, is that along the drive the water switched the direction it was flowing, as we crossed the mountain range.

After a short and easy hike at the falls, we made our way towards Jasper Town, and ended up hitting the part of the trip that was my favorite part of the week. We drove up to Angel Glacier and Mt. Edith Cavell. The 'attraction' for the hike is the Angel Glacier, which you can see pictured here, and is pretty obvious where it gets it's name, with the wide 'wings' on either side.


However, what I was really amazed by, was much further up the hill. A long and difficult hike to the Cavell Meadows. Where there is an amazing collection of wildflowers. The fact that they can thrive in a climate like this makes it all the more amazing.
Then to finish up the day, we drove into Jasper Town, and then made a short drive out to the Maligne Canyon Trail. I didn't expect to be 'wowed' as much as I was. The canyon is amazingly deep. It's not grand canyon, but it certainly is impressive.