Mt Edith Cavell, Alberta, Canada

We spent another couple of days in Jasper.  We really like the feel of this cute town and would like to come back and explore a little more sometime.  There are some great outdoor opportunities in Jasper, including Mt Robson – the highest mountain in Canada.  We did another hike today, but not to the top of Robson or anything.  It was at Mt Edith Cavell, named after the English nurse that helped many POW’s escape during WW1.  I had no idea what to expect of this area, but was pleasantly surprised by the beauty of the glaciers and lake at the base.  There was a massive hanging glacier above the lake called Angel Glacier because it had wings.  The entire time we were in the area, you could hear the glacier calving and large chunks of ice falling down the cliffs.  At the lake itself, the water was an incredible greeny turquoise colour and was full of ‘icebergs’ floating around in the lake.  Once again, we did a 3 hour hike up past the moraines and the tourists, passing many little pikas scurrying around getting their winter nests in order.  The view from the top of the hike was very serene.  Looking down on the beautiful icebergs and lake was quite peaceful. After the hike, to pick up the pace, I decided to get my bike off the roof and ride the 13km road all downhill to get the adrenaline flowing – FUN but also a little wet! Earlier that day, we had moved campsites, and instead of taking our tent down and deflating the mattress, we had carried the entire ’mobile home’ to the new site which seemed like miles away.  To give you an idea of the magnitude of the 780 site campground, we had a couple of visitors that night that saw our lantern on and approached us.  Dutch couple Ditmar and Frederik, could not find their way back to their rented RV, as they had gone out earlier for a drink and did not have a map or flashlight with them.  We immediately were willing to help them find their way back, but not before sitting down for a glass of wine with us!!  We were then rewarded handsomely for successfully navigating them home, with a few glasses of single malt whiskey which is Michelle’s favourite!  We had some fun laughs with them, before navigating our way back home for a relatively warm and dry night!   *Stub To see more Alberta photos, click here