Canada 2018 - Day 10 - Jasper
Jasper National Park is the largest park in the Canadian Rockies, we can only explore a tiny proportion during our two day stay.
We concentrated on the Maligne Valley today, the first drive-by stop was at the Maligne Overlook a valley that was formed by two glaciers meeting during the ice age.
Just a little further down the valley was the Maligne Canyon. We took a woodland trail down to the sixth bridge crossing the river the widest part of the valley and then climbed through the deep gorge back to the top. The geology was fascinating - underground rivers, springs, caves, potholes and waterfalls.
Further down the valley is Medicine Lake which in low flow times (autumn and winter) actually becomes a river bed, the water leaks out through a series of caves called Karsts and it only becomes a lake in times of high water flow when the snow melts in summer.
Our last stop of the day was at Maligne Lake which is glacier fed, we could actually make out a glacier in between the distant peaks. The snow on the mountains make the area so beautiful, it is apparently unusual for this time of year.
On our drive back to the lodge the sun came out and provided a great photo opportunity of the mountains.
Our final encounter of the day was with a moose on the roadside.
We concentrated on the Maligne Valley today, the first drive-by stop was at the Maligne Overlook a valley that was formed by two glaciers meeting during the ice age.
Just a little further down the valley was the Maligne Canyon. We took a woodland trail down to the sixth bridge crossing the river the widest part of the valley and then climbed through the deep gorge back to the top. The geology was fascinating - underground rivers, springs, caves, potholes and waterfalls.
Further down the valley is Medicine Lake which in low flow times (autumn and winter) actually becomes a river bed, the water leaks out through a series of caves called Karsts and it only becomes a lake in times of high water flow when the snow melts in summer.
Our last stop of the day was at Maligne Lake which is glacier fed, we could actually make out a glacier in between the distant peaks. The snow on the mountains make the area so beautiful, it is apparently unusual for this time of year.
On our drive back to the lodge the sun came out and provided a great photo opportunity of the mountains.
Our final encounter of the day was with a moose on the roadside.
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