Not Exasperated in Jasper

Jasper and Banff are two of the great Canadian NPs and are not overrated. This area is a must see once in your life. The color of the lakes is quite unique due to all the glacier melt. Try to see them on sunny day to get the full effect of color and light. I have never seen anywhere else the color of these lakes. Pictures truly do not capture how beautiful the lakes and mountains are in this area.
We did a drive by through Jasper NP the first day out from the Wells Grey area. You can drive through the park for free if you tell them you are just using the road to get to the other side. But know the name of your destination because they will ask.

We were not sure if we could fit in the campground in the park so we stayed just outside the park in the Hinton\Jasper KOA. Very nice KOA and has some great views but very slow WIFI. Plus a large field you can let your dogs run around. Zuzu had a great time! On the ranch next to us there were three new baby colts and it was fun to watch them with their moms.

From Jasper

We were in for shock when we went to go into Jasper NP the next day. It was $20 a day entrance fee. We were pretty sure it was free 7 years ago when we were there for our honeymoon. If not free - much less. Regardless, we had great time down memory lane. I didn't take a lot of pictures since I still have our honeymoon pictures of this area. We did stop to have dinner at one of the restaurants we ate on our honeymoon. Chatted with the waiter a bit and he gave us the low down on his home town Saskatoon which we will be staying for a few days to catch up with our mail.

The next few days we decided to explore the Hinton area. They have very nice large Provincial Park that had a lot of camp sites that were large but no hook ups. Talked to few of the park rangers and they told us what to check out and said we might even see a mama moose and her babies in the one area. But alas no luck. Hinton itself is an odd mix of tourism and industry. On one hand it is the Eastern gateway to Jasper and on the other the home of a large paper mill and thriving industry . Heading towards Edmonton next. JLS