11 July – Wednesday
Another glorious day in the Rocky Mountains, clear blue skies and hot! Today we headed for Lake Maligne, stopping on the way at Maligne Canyon, a 50 metre deep, narrow canyon with water thundering down it. There were many photo stops on the way to the lake, especially at the beautiful Medicine Lake. The scenery is so breathtaking it is impossible to describe. At Lake Maligne we boarded a boat for a cruise to the other end of this beautiful lake with its spectacular scenery. The cruise company boats are the only motorised craft allowed on the lake, apart from the warden (ranger) and the warden and his family are the only residents. Camping is permitted (allowing for the bears!) and campsites can only be reached by hiking or canoe. During winter the lake is covered by ice 3 metres thick with another 3 metres of snow on top! Once at the end of the lake, we were able to disembark to take photos of Spirit Island, seen on many postcards. Evidently we were very lucky with the weather, as the lake was glassy and it was so warm.
On the return journey to Jasper we encountered a small herd of mountain goats in the middle of the road – a large number of other cars we also stopped in the middle of the road, including quite a few tourists from Asia. Their small children were just running around amid all the cars and wild animals, with cameras being utilised at a very quick pace!
Tonight, we are going on a bear hunt!!!
Another glorious day in the Rocky Mountains, clear blue skies and hot! Today we headed for Lake Maligne, stopping on the way at Maligne Canyon, a 50 metre deep, narrow canyon with water thundering down it. There were many photo stops on the way to the lake, especially at the beautiful Medicine Lake. The scenery is so breathtaking it is impossible to describe. At Lake Maligne we boarded a boat for a cruise to the other end of this beautiful lake with its spectacular scenery. The cruise company boats are the only motorised craft allowed on the lake, apart from the warden (ranger) and the warden and his family are the only residents. Camping is permitted (allowing for the bears!) and campsites can only be reached by hiking or canoe. During winter the lake is covered by ice 3 metres thick with another 3 metres of snow on top! Once at the end of the lake, we were able to disembark to take photos of Spirit Island, seen on many postcards. Evidently we were very lucky with the weather, as the lake was glassy and it was so warm.
On the return journey to Jasper we encountered a small herd of mountain goats in the middle of the road – a large number of other cars we also stopped in the middle of the road, including quite a few tourists from Asia. Their small children were just running around amid all the cars and wild animals, with cameras being utilised at a very quick pace!
Tonight, we are going on a bear hunt!!!
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