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| 2019-08-28_14.01.58_JasperNationalParkSign.jpg |
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| 2019-08-28_14.02.05_MountainsAndMeadow.jpg |
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| 2019-08-28_14.03.00_Mountain.jpg |
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| 2019-08-28_14.22.28_BighornSheep1.jpg |
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| 2019-08-28_14.22.53_BighornSheep2.jpg |
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Lots of bighorn sheep wandering around near Jasper in the Canadian Rockies
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| 2019-08-28_14.23.59_MountainsAndRiver.jpg |
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| 2019-08-28_14.32.00_MountainsAndRiverWithIslands.jpg |
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| 2019-08-28_15.01.58_RedAndGreenBlanketedMountains1.jpg |
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| 2019-08-28_15.02.00_RedAndGreenBlanketedMountains2.jpg |
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The red and green stripes of trees are very pretty, but unfortunately, I
think the red (brown) stripes are actually just dead trees, killed by
an invasive insect -- the "Mountain Pine Beetle".
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| 2019-08-28_15.02.04_KnifelikeMountainRidge.jpg |
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| 2019-08-28_15.09.02_FemaleElk.jpg |
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| 2019-08-28_15.09.43_MaleElkWithAntlers.jpg |
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Elk along the side of the road near Jasper
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| 2019-08-28_15.13.00_MountainsAndRiver1.jpg |
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| 2019-08-28_15.14.00_MountainsAndRiver2.jpg |
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| 2019-08-28_15.31.07_JasperTownSign.jpg |
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The town of Jasper is nestled in a small valley surrounded by mountains.
Prices are way up.
Hotels in Jasper cost 3 times as much, and are nearly sold out.
We've been traveling without hotel reservations, just finding a place
each night, but we almost didn't get a room here.
After we arrived, we booked 2 nights here and also one night in Banff,
just to be safe.
We had hoped to miss the busy season, but moved our trip up by 2 weeks
to avoid the risk of snow, and ended up here during the very busy week
leading into the holiday weekend before school starts.
Doh!
Weather has been warm.
65-70 during the day.
50 overnight.
I guess snow wasn't so likely after all...
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| 2019-08-28_15.31.44_MountainsAroundJasperInMaligneValley.jpg |
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| 2019-08-28_17.44.51_PyramidMountain.jpg |
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| 2019-08-28_17.45.32_HangingMaligneValleySign.jpg |
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| 2019-08-28_17.46.34_JerryAndFredAtPyramidMountain.jpg |
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| 2019-08-28_17.50.20_Glaciers.jpg |
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| 2019-08-28_17.51.50_OldManMountainSign.jpg |
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| 2019-08-28_17.52.06_OldManMountain.jpg |
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| 2019-08-28_18.15.07_MountainsOnDriveToMaligneLake.jpg |
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| 2019-08-28_18.22.09_MedicineLakeSign.jpg |
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| 2019-08-28_18.22.53_MedicineLake.jpg |
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Medicine Lake drains completely every year through many holes in the
bottom, feeding springs in the Athabasca Valley 10 miles away, and
refills from glacier runoff each spring.
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| 2019-08-28_18.23.05_KnifelikeMountainRidgeAlongMedicineLake.jpg |
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| 2019-08-28_18.23.10_MountainsAlongMedicineLake.jpg |
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| 2019-08-28_18.28.14_GlacierAcrossMedicineLake.jpg |
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| 2019-08-28_18.46.08_Glacier.jpg |
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| 2019-08-28_19.45.38_AnotherGlacier.jpg |
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