Our friend Helmut described Jasper as “the prettiest place
in the Rockies”, and he was probably right. (We haven’t seen it all yet!)
When I made reservations for this campground, I was not able
to get three consecutive nights in one site, so we had to move one site over,
in the same loop, for the second night.
Since we had to unplug and pack up anyway, we took the opportunity to
drive around the Jasper area a bit before returning to Whistlers Campground.
We started out in the town of Jasper, which really is
charming: building styled with logs and stone, lots of flowers, and interesting
little shops. We did a bit of grocery
shopping, then wandered the downtown for awhile. We then drove to Lake Annette and Lake Edith,
taking Ranger on a walk around the former, which was incredibly blue and had
perfectly clear water. In contrast to
previous places we have visited we saw some birds, including a loon and some
warblers.
After lunch we followed a narrow road up the mountain to
Patricia Lake and Pyramid Lake, with no stops because the other cars were many
and the parking spaces few.
Returning to the campsite, we set up again and then I went out on my bicycle to explore the campground.
Of note here are the elk which walk freely through the sites; I saw
three on my bicycle ride. It was a
pleasant evening for hamburgers cooked over the campfire and a few cold beers,
before the late night rain set in.
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