Day 18 LakeLouise to Hinton, AB

We were up early this morning to get to Lake Louise before the crowds. And we done good. There were very few people here when we arrived. But, we met one that we talked into taking our picture.

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Heidi thought the lake was really beautiful . But the water was cold and the fishing sucked.                            

She did meet some new friends. She wanted to play with them, but they were rude Canucks.

There is a nice hotel here. The Fairmont. Basic rooms are $450-$520 a night. Our RV site was $34.00. That will help on our fuel bill.

We went on a path around the lake and saw more wild life.

Heidi posed while several Japanese tourist took pictures. And Gail picked some flowers.

Then back to camp to pack-up, unplug and hit the road to the next national park.

Jasper National Park and the Icefields.

Jasper National Park is the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies, spanning 10,878 km² (4200 mi²). It is located in the province of Alberta, north of Banff National Park and west of the City of Edmonton. The park includes the glaciers of the Columbia Icefield, hot springs, lakes, waterfalls and mountains. Wildlife in the park includes elk, caribou, moose, mule deer, white-tailed deer, mountain goat, bighorn sheep, grizzly bear, black bear, beaver, Rocky Mountain pika, hoary marmot, grey wolf, mountain lion, and wolverine.

We stopped at the "Weaping Wall".

Then Crowfoot Glacier.

Now Lon is picking flowers!

Beautiful wild flowers are in abundance in Canada.

Then we stopped for repairs. Our step would not retract so Lon nig................jury rigged it. And we were back on the road.

On to Jasper, AB where there was no place to park. So they didn't get any of our money.

So off to the RV park in Hinton, AB.

"Quick Pic Pam" got this shot at 50mph.

Finally home-sweet-home.

Tomorrow is a day off. R&R......&R  (rest, restock, and repair).

For those of you just joining our blog (or going back to earlier pages), we have noticed that previous pictures are showing up blank with a red X. We think we know what happened....MAYBE and unfortunately it is not a quick fix. If we get a rainy day and a good fast internet connection, we may try to fix it. Until then, please enjoy the rest of our journey with us.