Last Leg ot the Journey Through Jasper National Park and the Beautiful Mountain Town of Jasper.
The last few nights of our trip to British Columbia was spent with friends who own an ecotourism hiking company in Valemount, BC called HikeInc.
Carol Ann and I grew up together and were the best of friends from ages 14 onwards when she moved in across the street from my house.
Valemount is a small British Columbian town at the base of Mount Robson, the tallest Rocky mountain.
After spending a pleasant weekend taking in the Banff Film Festival, hiking around Carol Ann and Ernie's beautiful Rocky Mountain ranch and making a giant pot of delicious borscht with vegees we had all picked fresh that day from Carol Ann and Ernie's garden, we packed our car and headed east for Edmonton where we were catching a plane to fly back home.
Driving from Valemount to Edmonton took us through the Rockies and through the beautiful mountain town of Jasper which is situated in Canada's largest Rocky Mountain Park, Jasper National Park.
Jasper National Park is a UNESCO world heritage site and covers 10,878 sq km (4200 sq miles). 
This is one park you will want to visit sometime in your life. Words won't do it justice. To get an idea of what you will see when you visit Jasper National Park, watch a few of the videos on Jasper.
The town of Jasper, British Columbia is absolutely gorgeous with an abundance of clean mountain air, beautiful vistas of mountains, unique shops and restaurants and wonderful lodges.
Taking a stroll down one of the main Jasper streets you will get an idea of Canada's western heritage and a feel for life in the mountains of British Columbia.
Visitors often see elk walking through the town or grazing on the lawns of the historical Jasper buildings.
Jasper, British Columbia is one town where I would like to spend more time on my next trip to British Columbia. There's so much to see and do, no matter what season, that one could spend weeks here and still not experience all of the wonders that are to be found in Jasper National Park.
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Jo-Anne Smith, the author of this article, is a REALTOR® with Brekland Realty Group, Oakville, Ontario and welcomes your real estate inquiries. To contact her, visit www.oakville-burlingtonhomes.com |
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Jo-Anne Smith, the author of this article, is a REALTOR® with Your Choice Realty , Mississauga, Ontario and welcomes your real estate inquiries. To contact her, visit www.oakville-burlingtonhomes.com |
Very Beautiful Countryside, looks like a wonderful place to visit!
Guy,
You would love it there...nature at it's best.
Jo
Gary,
I hope you get to visit there some day....thanks for your kind comment!
Jo
Jo, That place looks absolutely gorgeous! It also looks like you went at a wonderful time and I love it's scenery and quaint shops. So Carol Ann is her name? That was my name before I dropped the Ann and added the E at age 10 :) Somehow I'm not at all surprised!
Jo - These are very nice photos of Jasper which I have never visited. I'm thinking of visiting Banff and/or Jasper next time I am out west.
Jo,
One of our best family trips was to Jasper. Absolutely spectacular scenery everywhere throughout the trip. If you wanted you could just point the camera in any direction , at any time and get a great picture.
Brian
Oh I love this country! We are so lucky to live in a place of such infinite beauty. One of our dreams is to take a family vacation to Jasper and/or Banff for skiing. Are these pics from a current trip? I'm confused because there's no snow...and you're picking vegetables from their garden? What the....?! -- Tanya in Montreal
Carole,
Wow, that's amazing....I always thought your name had been Carole from the time you were born.
You would really love Jasper...I hope you get to visit there one day.
Jo
Marc,
They're both very beautiful...Jasper National Park is a place everyone should experience at least once in their lifetime.
Jo
Brian,
I wish we had of had more time to spend there. So do you think you'll be visiting there again some day?
Jo
Hi Tanya,
lol. We were there in the fall however I didn't have a chance to write about our trip until the Christmas-New Year's holiday time.
You'll love it out there....when are you thinking of going?
Jo