Going West

On Friday, I took my grandparents to Jasper – Richard wasn’t sure if he could get the afternoon off so suggested we go without him to ensure maximum time in the mountains. We got there for lunch – nice rolls from the Bear Paw Bakery – and then checked into our hotel.

In the afternoon I took them up Jasper Tramway (cable car) to admire the view. This is the third time I’ve been up there, but the first time on such a sunny day, so the view was amazing.















Supper was fish and chips, served in buckets at Evil Dave’s Grill, a great place to eat if you find yourself in Jasper.

On Saturday morning, I drove back then to Maligne Canyon and Maligne Lake. We saw some wildlife on the way in the form of an elk/caribou/stag (big thing with antlers) and a couple of does. I also got stung on the neck by a @^%$!*# wasp. Canadian wildlife really is dangerous. Luckily no anaphylactic shock, but it really hurt.



























The scenery was fantastic and Grandma and Grandad stayed awake for the whole journey – quite an achievements considering they generally keep nodding off at random times and even fell asleep in the middle of Live Free and Die Hard one of the evenings they were with us.






Maligne Lake













Maligne Canyon










I then left them there early afternoon to drive back to Edmonton. They phoned last night from Kamloops in BC to say that they had caught the Rocky Mountaineer Train fine Sunday morning and that it was fantastic. They then arrive in Vancouver tonight.