Day 30 & 31,
Well yesterday we had a good relaxing day in Jasper, did the washing and purchased some thermals in readiness for our excursion today as well as in Alaska. In the afternoon we just relaxed in the hotel and watched a couple of movies.
Today we were up at 5:30am ready for a 7:30am departure from the hotel. Today we made our way from Jasper to Banff via The Icefields Parkway, which has to be one of the picturesque roads around. It has fantastic views of the Canadian Rockies with numerous glaciers as well as lakes and rivers. Mid way through the parkway we stopped at Columbia Icefield and actually went up on to a glacier and walked around it for half an hour, very special but also very cold, however the new thermals worked very well. We also stopped at Lake Louise near Banff a very picturesque place as well. Along the way today we were lucky to spot a Coyote, Black Bear, Deer, Moose & Long Horned Mountain Sheep.

Athabasca Falls on Icefields Parkway

Another view of the falls

Scene along the Icefields Parkway

Another scene along the Icelands Parkway

Linda on the Glacier

Me on the Glacier

Looking at Glacier from where we were standing

Ice Explorer Bus to get you to the Glacier

Looking up towards Glacier from Information Centre

Linda & I in front of Lake Louise.