Jasper, Alberta Kay Barbaro Staff Writer Despite all the amazing things Jasper National Park has to offer, icefields, glaciers, and waterfalls it also happens to have the only sand dunes in all the Canadian Rockies. The dunes were formed at the edge of Jasper Lake during the last ice age, and have been constantly re-shaped [...]

Jasper, Alberta By Kay Barbaro Staff Writer Ok, you’re here in Jasper National Park, you’re all amped up about vacation, and you have no idea what to do. Stop pacing your hotel room lobby, check out this quick activities list, and start enjoying the Canadian Rockies right away. In 1 Hour, you can: Learn about [...]

Jasper National Park, Alberta The Pyramid Lake area of Jasper National Park, accessed by the Pyramid Road, offers some amazing sights great chances to see the wildlife of the Canadian Rockies, on a relatively short drive from the town of Jasper. Beginning within the townsite, follow Connaught Drive and turn right onto Cedar Avenue, which [...]

Jasper National Park, Alberta No trip to Jasper National Park, or the Canadian Rockies, for that matter, would be complete without a side trip to Maligne Lake. Separated from the Banff/Jasper Highway by the rugged Maligne Range, this 46 km. (29 mi.) road follows the glacial valley separating this range from the neighbouring Queen Elizabeth [...]

Jasper, Alberta By Kay Barbaro Staff Writer Mount Edith Cavell is one of the most historically interesting areas in Jasper National Park and the Canadian Rockies, and also offers a great scenic drive and some great hiking and sight seeing opportunities. Traveling south from Jasper, follow Highway 93A for 5.2 km (3.2 mi.). Turn right [...]

Jasper National Park, Alberta Recreational opportunities abound in Jasper National Park, a vast and beautiful wilderness with more than 10,900 square kilometres of of space perfect for hiking, biking and cross-country skiing, excellent wildlife watching, and superb rafting and canoeing. If exploring on your own seems like a daunting task, hire a guide company, like [...]

Jasper National Park, Alberta Jasper National Park offers a variety of incredible opportunities for sightseeing in the Canadian Rockies.

Jasper, Alberta By Kay Barbaro Staff Writer One of the most intriguing and relaxing attractions to Jasper National Park and the Canadian Rockies are its hotsprings, and of those, the Miette are some the hottest, most interesting, and most enjoyable. Water as hot as 53.9ºC flows out of these springs in a narrow canyon along [...]

Jasper National Park, Alberta Jasper National Park is the largest park in the Canadian Rockies. Jasper spans 10,878 square kilometres (4200 square miles) of broad valleys, rugged mountains, glaciers, forests, alpine meadows and wild rivers along the eastern slopes of the Rockies in western Alberta. There are more than 1200 kilometres (660 miles) of trails, [...]