Showing posts with label drive. Show all posts
Showing posts with label drive. Show all posts

Friday, November 30, 2018

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

150 km drive on Icefields parkway

* Long drive from Jasper to HI Rampart Creek
via Icefield park way.
about 150 km

* Icefield discovery center
1330:- 15:00

* 16:00-18:00
Trail,  Parker Ridge
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ab/banff/activ/randonee-hiking/93N#parker
Description: After a series of switchbacks you’ll be rewarded with dramatic views of the Saskatchewan Glacier – headwaters of the Saskatchewan River. Help maintain this fragile alpine ecosystem by staying on the trail.
As described, this is a short and good trail.
We could found a great view. One of my good time in Canada.

** stay
20:00 HI Rampart Creek
http://hihostels.ca/en/destinations/alberta/hi-rampart-creek

Enjoyed sauna with the hostel manager and a family from Quebec.

fire place
This is another long but nice day.

Friday, July 27, 2018

Wates-Gibson Hut, MT. Edith Cavell, Downtown, HI Athabasca Falls

* Trail
back to MT. Edith Cavell
a long trail

* 7:00 Breakfast, bread, hum, cheese

* 8:00 20min/100m walk
climb up to see glaciers
requested by Y.

* return the trail

* Lunch at Astroria campsite
Sandwitch and nuts.
great view of the river under and massive mounts.
dry my wet shoes and socks.

* 14:30 Trail head  MT. Edith Cavell
Satisified and had a relief of arrival without any trouble.

* Met agian with an Australia-Japanese couple. We saw them in a super in downtown.

* 15:00 Jasper HI.
SHower and rest

* 16:00 Downtown.
Hostel, shopping, check Avis.
Y went into his smartphone world.

* 19:00 drive to south via
Icefields parkway
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ab/jasper/activ/itineraires-itineraries/promenadedesglaciers-icefieldsparkway
This is a great road in nature,
or one of the top 10 scenic drives in the world.

* 20:00
HI Athabasca Falls

* Dinner by ourselves.
Pork steak and pasta.

I got a bottle assuming it is beer but is a berry juice.
It is fine.

* This is another long day with movements.