Distance: 6 km
Elevation gain: 684 m
On September 22, we went to Jasper for a holiday, hotel and visit with Nate, Erin, Zeke and Kai. Thursday, we hiked Edith Cavell to see Angel Glacier and determine if it had shrunk over the last 40 years or so.
The hike is beautiful from the parking lot and the whole way. Soon there is a dramatic view of the glacier and pond below it.
Views of the snow falling down the mountain were close beside us.
Herm took many pictures of the glacier trying to get a similar one to what he had taken all those years ago.
Lunch time and rest time for Nate and Erin and their heavy loads.
On the way up we connected with two ladies from Panama who very enthusiastically gave Nate and Erin much valuable information about their upcoming trip to Panama. Alexandra and Gabbie are posing with us at our lunch spot.
The highest viewpoint extended up behind us but we thought this view was enough and headed down.
At a lower viewpoint, Zeke finally had a chance to stretch his legs and smile at the other tourists.
He even walked by himself for a while. Not bad at 18 months.
What will he remember?
Valley of Five Lakes
The next morning we hiked around the Valley of Five Lakes together. It is about 8 km and up and down a few hills, beautiful hike with good trails for the most part. The biggest treat was seeing a ruffed grouse display and fly out in front of us.
Maligne Canyon
We hiked the beautiful Maligne Canyon on Wednesday before Nate and Erin joined us. By going all the way to the sixth bridge we walked about 7 km.
I was surprised by how many people were hiking the trails still near the end of September. The trees were in full golden colour and the holiday was inspirational for beauty.
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