Day 22: Thursday, June 6, 2013.

I am posting this on Day 30 of our journey from an RV park in Watson Lake, Yukon Territory. We finally have a good internet connection so I will try to catch up a little. The trip has been amazing, with LOTS of wildlife. We traveled through British Columbia and are now in the Yukon.

These pictures are from our drive along the Icefields Parkway from Banff National Park to Jasper National Park. Enjoy!

Our first two stops were at Crowfoot Glacier and Bow Lake

Our first stop on the Icefields Parkway was at the Crowfoot Glacier

Bow Lake was still covered with a lot of ice

Beth at Bow Lake

Bow Lake

Can anyone identify this bush we saw growing on the banks of Bow Lake?

Next stop, a hike to see Peyto Lake. Henry learned that topsiders are not a good choice for hiking uphill through patches of slippery ice. He slipped on his way down and it’s the first time he slipped on ice and fell in June!

Snow covered the ground between the parking lot and the trail head for the Peyto Lake Hike

The paved trail was mostly clear on the way up to the overlook at Peyto Lake. Slippery snow was still on portions of the trail.

Spectacular Peyto Lake

Peyto Lake is a much deeper turquoise than the other lakes along the parkway

At Peyto Lake

Magnificent views of the mountains from the overlook at Peyto Lake

Peyto Lake

We talked to fellow travelers to Alaska at the overlook for Bridal Veil Falls.

Looking down on the Icefields Parkway from Bridal Veil Falls overlook. The overlook is at the end of a steep upward climb.

Bridal Veil Falls

We stopped for lunch at the huge parking lot for the Columbia Icefield where we had great views of the glacier.

View of the Columbia Icefields from the parking lot across the street

Columbia Icefield

When we were here in 2007, we road one of these buses onto the icefield and walked around on the glacier

A nice place to stop for lunch

After a fantastic day, we arrived at Whistler’s Campground in Jasper National Park. The warden told us to watch out for elk. It is calving season and the  mother’s are very protective of their young. Just as we entered the campground we saw some adult elk with their calves. I wasn’t able to get pictures but what a great way to start our stay!

At the end of the drive we arrived in Jasper, Alberta

Our campsite at Whistler’s Campground. We passed by elk with calves on the way to our site.

Stay tuned for more of Jasper, British Columbia and Yukon Territory.