Banff and Jasper Aug 2003

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(still Tues 8/19/2003)

After Lakes Louise and Moraine, we drove on to Jasper, stopping briefly at Sanwapta Falls and the Columbia Icefields for information. Unfortunately, our motel in Jasper was impossible since neither room had air conditioning and the kids’ room was right next to a noisy restaurant, so we changed to a “sister” motel — the Marmot.

Elk near Jasper, Canada
Elk near Peyto Lake, Canada
near Jasper, Canada
on way to Jasper, Canada
Columbia Icefields, Canada
Columbia Icefields, Canada
Mia, Columbia Icefields, Canada
Mia, Columbia Icefields, Canada
Aron, Natan, Icefields Bus
Aron, Natan, Icefields Bus
Sunwapta Falls, Canada
Sunwapta Falls, Canada
Sunwapta Falls, Canada
Sunwapta Falls, Canada
Ben, Mia, Aron, Natan, Sunwapta Falls, Canada
Ben, Mia, Aron, Natan, Sunwapta Falls, Canada
Ben, Mia, Aron, Arthur, Natan, Sunwapta Falls, Canada
Ben, Mia, Aron, Arthur, Natan, Sunwapta Falls, Canada
Sunwapta Falls, Canada
Sunwapta Falls, Canada
Wed 8/20/2003

I’m having some chest pains, and a bit of faintness at times. We took a nice breakfast at the Marmot and then a long walk at Patricia Lake.

Aron, Ben, Natan, Mia, Arthur, Patricia Lake, Jasper
Aron, Ben, Natan, Mia, Arthur, Patricia Lake, Jasper
Patricia Lake, Jasper, Canada
Patricia Lake, Jasper, Canada
Ben & Mia, Patricia Lake, Jasper, Canada
Ben & Mia, Patricia Lake, Jasper, Canada
Aron & Arthur, Patricia Lake, Jasper
Aron & Arthur, Patricia Lake, Jasper
near Patricia Lake, Jasper
near Patricia Lake, Jasper
(still Wed 8/20/2003)

Then into town for some bakery goodies for lunch and a drive to Maligne Canyon where we walked to bridges 1 and 2. Amazingly deep and narrow canyon cut by the Maligne River.

Maligne Canyon, Jasper, Canada
Maligne Canyon, Jasper, Canada
Maligne Canyon, Jasper, Canada
Maligne Canyon, Jasper, Canada
Martha & Mia, Maligne Canyon, Jasper, Canada
Martha & Mia, Maligne Canyon, Jasper, Canada
Maligne Canyon, Jasper, Canada
Maligne Canyon, Jasper, Canada
Maligne Canyon, Jasper, Canada
Maligne Canyon, Jasper, Canada
Maligne Canyon, Jasper, Canada
Maligne Canyon, Jasper, Canada
Maligne Canyon, Jasper, Canada
Maligne Canyon, Jasper, Canada
(still Wed 8/20/2003)

Then on to Maligne Lake where we were going to take a boat, but the kids had been misbehaving too much so Mia and Ben took a little walk instead and we kept the kids quiet

Maligne Lake, Jasper, Canada
Maligne Lake, Jasper, Canada
Maligne Lake, Jasper, Canada
Maligne Lake, Jasper, Canada
bears near Maligne Lake, Jasper, Canada
bears near Maligne Lake, Jasper, Canada
bears near Maligne Lake, Jasper, Canada
bears near Maligne Lake, Jasper, Canada
bears near Maligne Lake, Jasper, Canada
bears near Maligne Lake, Jasper, Canada
near Maligne Lake, Jasper, Canada
near Maligne Lake, Jasper, Canada
near Jasper, Canada
near Jasper, Canada
near Jasper, Canada
near Jasper, Canada
(still Wed 8/20/2003)

Then home. We did some laundry and had dinner at a nice Greek family restaurant, Kostos, in Jasper. They also have 3 rooms that would’ve been nice to stay in if we had known. Then to an early bed. The boys stayed with Ben and Mia since they had been so bad that day… sigh…

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