Day 55
We led for the last time today. It was a beautiful drive of about 400 km from Prince George BC to Jasper AB. The best part of the day was stopping at Mount Robson. Robson is the highest Canadian peak (about 13,000 ft) in the Rockies (remember we saw McKinley - aka Denali In Alaska, it is the highest in North America - 23,000 I think); In our opinion Robson far outshines Denali; but that is mainly because we got so close to Robson and Denali was 20 miles away (if I recall correctly). Can't remember if I put a picture of Mt McKinley in earlier, if I did you can go back and compare that pic to this pic and make your own choice.
We are now on Mountain time (maybe we can sleep in tomorrow before gallivanting around Jasper).
We are at Whistlers campground, it has 718 sites and is huge; thank goodness we had a reservation because the park is full and the line to get in (even with a reservation) was 20 vehicles long. But worth the wait, this is a lovely campground, with lots of trees and shade and the smell of pine trees and campfires and a nice breeze and no bugs.
After dinner Terry Carole and Marcel went for a hike and saw 3 elk; while Sharon Bill and Margaret went for a drive and saw a black bear and 8 elk.
Talked to Michael and Jamie on the phone today; Jamie remembers this park well and is not surprised that we like it; Michael has never been here but reminds me that Jasper National Park is unique in the world because it is the only watershed that drains into 4 bodies of water (Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, and the gulf).
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