"The Icefield Parkway to Jasper" Canada_vegas_10's photos about Jasper, Canada (travel pics)

Preview of Canada_vegas_10's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Jasper, Canada Entry Title: "The Icefield Parkway to Jasper" Entry: "Hi! We left our little luxury cabins fully rested and happy to have had a sleep in normal beds and headed out on the Icefield Parkway towards Jasper. This road is notorious for stunning views and we certainly were't disappointed! We made quite a few little stops along the way at Bow Lake which was half covered in ice, Peyto Lake which is soooo blue it doesn't look real - this is because of Glacial silt, a fabulous waterfall hidden in some woods at the edge of the road with some pretty hairy cliffs overhanging - even Tony frightened himself looking over! And finally at the Columbia Icefield where we hiked through rocks and snow. It was such a sunny day but you'll see from the piccies we had snow in some places (Colin made our day by falling over) and extreme wind in others - its so changeable. Much to our delight we were lucky enough to get some close ups of some big fluffy bears!!!! We stayed in the RV but some crazy people got out and stood next to them - locals recommend you stay 10 bus lengths away! Got to our campsite in Jasper and managed to squeeze the RV through a space made for a mini - eeek! Had a lovely campfire and a chilled out evening. We are still having an amazing time and the beautiful scenery never ...

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