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Jasper |
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Hike
onto Prehistoric Ice (Columbia Icefield) – The Athabasca, Stutfield and Dome glaciers at the Continental Divide
are known collectively as the Columbia Icefield. The enormous “field”
of prehistoric ice melts into rivers running to the Arctic, Pacific, and
Atlantic Oceans. |
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Take an “Ice Explorer”
tour (mid-April to mid-October). The Ice Explorer is a huge bus with tank like
rollers that goes right onto the glacier – safe and comfortable. |
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For a more up-close-and-personal experience,
even little kids can make the hike from the public parking lot up to the
ice on their own. Peer down into blue ice fissures – but use caution, people
have been known to fall into crevices. |
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Cathedral Mountain and The Spirals – Pull over and walk out on the observation platform. You may well catch sight of an enormously
long freight train threading through the mountain tunnels so that it seems
broken into two or three pieces. |
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Drive up to Edith – That's Mt. Edith Cavell, south of Jasper. A winding road (about
40 minutes from Jasper) will bring you within sight of the Angel Glacier.
Leave your car and, in sturdy shoes, hike the trail right to the glacier, plenty of places for picnics. |
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Miette Hot Springs (Fiddle Valley) – These are the hottest hot springs in the Canadian Rockies. There are two
hot pools here, plus a cool pool as well, all supervised by lifeguards,
but accessible only in the warmer months. Bring a picnic and make a day
of it, taking time to follow the trail to the mining ghost town or up to Ashlar Ridge for a spectacular view. |
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Go camping – There are ten campsites in the park, you can camp in wilderness
areas, or close into Jasper. In the
summer, make camping reservations well in advance. |
