Yesterday was our second day in Jasper. We decided to go to the hot springs and then up the tram (our friend Bill told us not to miss this). The Talberts had other plans so off we went.
We ran into three elks before we ever left the park. They were so passive we could have almost walked up to them. The drive to the hot springs was beautiful and we saw bear, mountain ram, mountain goats and of course more elk. We also saw a white tail deer ~ really different from anything we had seen.
We planned to meet the Talberts at 5:00 for a tram ride. Their day had taken a different course so they couldn't join us. We rode up the 7 minute tram. It was so incredible. We were at about 8000 feet, above the tree line. At this height here, it can snow at any time any day of the year. We took lots of beautiful pictures. The lakes were incredible. There are so many lakes that have no roads to access. I guess I need to be a more advanced hiker to see all this beautiful country has to offer. It was so cold outside! We got in line to take out 7 minute trip back down the tram. The attendant announced that we had a short wind delay. They don't move the tram in high winds for safety sake. So we took a few more shots, had some hot chocolate and then it started to snow! How fun! Well we came back down the tram 2 1/2 hours later, but safely.
Have I mentioned that the Canadians are kind, and polite and their accent makes them sound happy all the time. Someone had emailed us from the OCR article and mentioned that Canadians are really easy going nice people. We agree and love the attitude they have.
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I'm starting to think that you two just bought a summer pass at the Vancouver Zoo and are just posting pictures of the animals.
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