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[takesiteasy]

We took a trip to the mountains. Luckily were were there before the current fires (but we are now getting the smoke from them). Thanks to everyone here who gave us tips for places to see.

 

A trip report is posted to the blog. I hope you enjoy it.

 

http://travelswithro...l-park-and.html

 

 

Edited by takesiteasy, 19 August 2018 - 04:56 PM.

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Except for heat and bugs, that sounded like a great trip! Thanks for taking us along!

[PaulT]

Nice report. We went to Lake Louise & Canadian Rockies last year in July and experienced similar crowds. You are right about the second photo being more representative of the experience there. Some locals said to go mid week after school starts for smaller crowds.

Nice photos. Very much worth the visit even with the high fuel costs.

Paul

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Thanks Al for the ride along.Crowds/heat not much fun to work around.

Looks like the trip turned out to be a good one.

Frank

[Bill D]

Nice trip.  Beautiful photos.

 

I hear you about the crowds in Lake Louise, Banff and Jasper in the summer months.  Our summer months are short, so the crowds really come out.

To be honest summer is my least favourite time to visit the parks.  We usually visit Jasper monthly.  Prior to the May long weekend and after the Sept long weekend, we practically have the national park to ourselves.  If you can catch the fall colours at the right time, it's magnificent.  The water is also has less silt and the colour is amazing.

 

The Maligne Canyon in Jasper is a magical place in the winter time.  We have went back 2 weeks apart and it was an entirely different experience.  It is truly alive.  Frozen ice bubbles covering water falls.  Ice climbers.  Walking on the raging river you witnessed in the summer is a cool experience.

 

Anyhow, I'm glad you had a great trip Easy and I hope you come back in the off season.  Wapiti campground in Jasper is open year round.  It has a very clean shower, unlimited firewood for $8.80.  You can choose a plug in site or a non powered site.  There are typically less than 10 campers and usually about 2 or 3.  We've camped in temps as low as -31C / -23.8F with no issues at all.

 

I'm surprised you passed on the Snaring River overflow.  It's only $14.  It's so big, you can usually find a relatively private spot.  The view is pretty amazing in the morning, being surround by mountains on all four sides.  I hear you though, it's not "really" camping, especially given that you can't have a fire in this section.  There are a lot of people there too.  It feels more like a festival.

 

Thanks for posting the info and pics on the northern part of the US.  Very beautiful as well and an area I'd like to explore.  I'll be sure to re-read your blog when I do.

Edited by Bill D, 20 August 2018 - 02:25 AM.

[takesiteasy]

Except for heat and bugs, that sounded like a great trip! Thanks for taking us along!

Thanks for your suggestions about the Two Medicine area! We enjoyed that area quite a bit.

 

Nice report. We went to Lake Louise & Canadian Rockies last year in July and experienced similar crowds. You are right about the second photo being more representative of the experience there. Some locals said to go mid week after school starts for smaller crowds.

Nice photos. Very much worth the visit even with the high fuel costs.

Paul

 

Yes, we enjoyed the trip even with the downsides. Thanks for your comments!

 

Thanks Al for the ride along.Crowds/heat not much fun to work around.

Looks like the trip turned out to be a good one.

Frank

 

Frank, thanks for the tip about Kintla Lake- that was a highpoint.

 

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Thanks for posting the info and pics on the northern part of the US.  Very beautiful as well and an area I'd like to explore.  I'll be sure to re-read your blog when I do.

 

Bill, thanks for your comments. We would love to return in the off-season. There is lots more to see. The Jasper overflow lot is a scene for sure. At another point we would have been fine staying there but we were ready to head home by then. I'm glad you enjoyed our write-up and might find it useful.

[Smokecreek1]

Really enjoyed that and seeing how I doubt I'll never make it there myself-thanks for taking me along. Families from Hell and campgrounds -why we have our pop-ups I guess-again thanks!

 

Smoke

[Vic Harder]

lovely looking shots of Kintla lake.  I have a trip laid out that goes there for next summer.  Did you check out Bowman Lake too?

[longhorn1]

Wonderful trip. Great photos. This similar trip is in our plans in a couple of years. Thanks for sharing. jd

[hoyden]

Lovely photos! Thanks for the write-up!