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bebootsHey guys... I'm not sure if you remember, but in the last week of summer, I went to Jasper National Park on vacation with my mum and sister... and then my sister went home to work after two days, and a day later we were joined by my father and brother, so it was ALMOST a family vacation. Still, very fun! I did lots of walking and hiking and viewing of significant wildlife, so I thought that I'd share some of those photos with you!
Click here to see the whole batch on facebook, or stay tuned for the highlights!
I also sincerely hope that these photos make you want to come and visit the Canadian Rockies. Seriously. They're gorgeous.
In the restaurant by the boat launch. Obligatory mountie!
A view of Maligne Lake, with Spirit Island to the right.
Aww yeah.
Serious artsy photo of the same thing.
For future reference: my mum, and my twin sister Danielle.
WE'RE ON A BOAT
My mum.
This is Old Fort Point (as someone who pretended to work for the Fur Trade all summer, I had to make a pilgrimage here). The nice thing about this place is that it's the highest point in the valley (probably the equivalent of a 10 story building), so you can get an excellent view of the entire valley, including the Jasper town site, and all of the mountains encircling it.
At the very top of Old Fort Point, looking around with opera glasses serving as binoculars.
Oh hey, look, it's my little brother, and we're on the top of a mountain! Also, note how his ringlet-y hair is even LONGER than mine is.
This is as high as I got on the mountain. Many thanks to the gentleman from Manchester who took this photo of me with my camera!
Dad's back from jogging like two or three kilometers away to a completely different peak. He's hardcore.
Lil' bro doing a sand person impression. Aww yeah.
We took the boys to Old Fort Point. Ian doesn't look impressed. But then again, he is a teenage boy. ;)
And on our last afternoon in Jasper, we run into this guy: a giant bull elk. He's got balls. And huge tines.
There he is. Look at him. Look at those ANTLERS. Holy crap, guys. I'm surprised he fits through the trees! And he's about two minutes walk from downtown Jasper. They have garbage cans there that are super-difficult to open to deter BEARS. It is an epic place.
... and I also told myself that I wouldn't be one of those people who insists on pulling over to the side of the road to photograph significant wildlife. I made fun of those people who pulled over to take photos of the Big Horn Sheep or whatever. And then I saw THIS and I was like "well damn, I'll regret it if I don't get a few photos. :P Hypocrisy!
Click here to see the whole batch on facebook, or stay tuned for the highlights!
I also sincerely hope that these photos make you want to come and visit the Canadian Rockies. Seriously. They're gorgeous.
In the restaurant by the boat launch. Obligatory mountie!
A view of Maligne Lake, with Spirit Island to the right.
Aww yeah.
Serious artsy photo of the same thing.
For future reference: my mum, and my twin sister Danielle.
WE'RE ON A BOAT
My mum.
This is Old Fort Point (as someone who pretended to work for the Fur Trade all summer, I had to make a pilgrimage here). The nice thing about this place is that it's the highest point in the valley (probably the equivalent of a 10 story building), so you can get an excellent view of the entire valley, including the Jasper town site, and all of the mountains encircling it.
At the very top of Old Fort Point, looking around with opera glasses serving as binoculars.
Oh hey, look, it's my little brother, and we're on the top of a mountain! Also, note how his ringlet-y hair is even LONGER than mine is.
This is as high as I got on the mountain. Many thanks to the gentleman from Manchester who took this photo of me with my camera!
Dad's back from jogging like two or three kilometers away to a completely different peak. He's hardcore.
Lil' bro doing a sand person impression. Aww yeah.
We took the boys to Old Fort Point. Ian doesn't look impressed. But then again, he is a teenage boy. ;)
And on our last afternoon in Jasper, we run into this guy: a giant bull elk. He's got balls. And huge tines.
There he is. Look at him. Look at those ANTLERS. Holy crap, guys. I'm surprised he fits through the trees! And he's about two minutes walk from downtown Jasper. They have garbage cans there that are super-difficult to open to deter BEARS. It is an epic place.
... and I also told myself that I wouldn't be one of those people who insists on pulling over to the side of the road to photograph significant wildlife. I made fun of those people who pulled over to take photos of the Big Horn Sheep or whatever. And then I saw THIS and I was like "well damn, I'll regret it if I don't get a few photos. :P Hypocrisy!
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Date: 2010-10-26 02:53 am (UTC)(PS: Typing with your keyboard set to Swedish is hard! I keep forgetting that the "'" key really gives me an "ä" and I need to use a DIFFERENT key to get "'". Also can't be bothered to figure out where the sideways arrow-things are to do proper HTML italics. XD)