Driving the Rockies : Jasper to Icefields

We had a pleasant stay in Jasper and after picking up our car headed off in the opposite direction to our next overnight to visit some lakes.
In no time we were at Annette Lake and had our best wildlife encounter. We came across a Wapiti or Canadian Elk. It was as large as a moose and the bull was very interested in the sis or seven females. The R rated movie is available on request..well it is PG

                                                              A very large bull elk

                                                                  Gail and the Bull Elk
We drove on and had interesting walks in the Maligne Canyon and also sighted some White tailed deer
At Maligne Lake we went on a boat trip to Spirit Island. This section can only be accessed by water and provided great scenery.

                                    The view of Spirit Island in Maligne Lake was stunning
We had a brief stop at Medicine Lake on our return. This is very interesting as every August it disappears so we only saw the river that flows into the lake.
We were able to bypass Jasper and start down Highway 93. We stopped at every lookout, every waterfall and passed high mountains on every side. We had several interesting walks to view falls and canyons.

                                                            Gail at the Athabasca falls
The Athabasca, Sunwapta and Tangle Falls we excellent. We reached the Icefields at The Columbia Icefield . This is huge and actually drains into the Arctic, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Impressive!
Overhead were huge mountains and glaciers

After a few more stops we reached our accommodation at about 6.30 and from there we could see the ranges surrounding us. This had been a spectacular day of mountain scenery