We made it to Jasper National Park without anymore mishaps; I am still not breathing properly while we are moving but I will get over it with time.  The transmission has been working beautifully and the brakes are no longer smelling.  Jasper has lots of places to camp so we didn’t get a reservation although if you made a reservation months ago you could get electricity at your site.  Our site was in an area with only a few other RV’s so it was very quiet.  There are warnings about bears and this is rutting season for Elk so staying a good distance from the wildlife is recommended.  I am wondering why it is called rutting and not mating?

We spent an amazing weekend in Jasper with only a little rain during the night.  The days were warm and beautiful.  You would not even know how cold it is going to be very soon.

This lake is pretty low right now and will soon disappear as the water disappears through the earth and fills again in the spring.  It was interesting to look at the disappearing lake and see the rivers below the surface.

Jasper has many lakes and rivers and amazing terrain.

Paul stops every time we see a place when there is water!  I could sit by this stream all day but we have lots to see.  So far we have seen a few Elk, but no males rutting.

We took a really nice hike around part of this lake.  The mountain ranges are so interesting.

We were driving along and there were a couple cars stopped in the roadway and we assumed it was another Elk alert and then Paul says “look, a bear!”  I look over and there he was about 20 feet from the road!

My camera was making me crazy cause he would look right at us but by the time the camera would snap he would turn!  Time for a newer camera!  The bear had no interest in any of us as he was demolishing the bushes eating the berries.  I tried to get out of the car to get a better photo and a guy in another car had to remind me to not get so close!  I was definitely caught in the moment.  After that we just sat in the car and enjoyed watching him eat.

We drove about 20 miles out in the park to see a glacier except Paul was underwhelmed because he is thinking it will be a whole mountain and it isn’t!  I thought it was a beautiful drive and short hike so it was worth it!

 

 

On our way to Edmonton for the week!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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