Today we moved on to the next location on our schedule, which required a 4 hour journey further north. There were a few sightseeing spots along the way which broke up the journey, the first of which was Lake Louise, just 45 minutes in to our journey.
Apparently Spring is late this year so the lake hadn't fully defrosted yet, meaning we didn't see the famouse turquoise water in all it's true glory, but seeing it half frozen was pretty darn beautiful too! I was in my shorts and sandals so I flicked them off (just the sandals) and hopped in to the lake to see how cold it was...pretty cold if you're in for a while! But very refreshing :)
After Lake Louise the climb up the rockies began, and what a spectacular drive that was! Eventually we hit the "Icefied Parkway" and the glaciers started to appear on the mountain face. We pulled over to look out in 'awe' at another totally frozen lake, called Bow Lake, with the snowy peaks behind it.
Further up the road we stopped off at place where you could get on a MASSIVE 'Ice Bus' which would drive you out on to a glacier up the mountain...if you wanted to spend $50 for a 15 minute adventure...
With just half an hour left in our journey we saw something completely unexpected...a BEAR!!!! Just chillin' in the wee bushes at the side of the road, looking for berries. We were all hoping to see a bear on our travels, but didn't expect to be lucky enough to see one! There were about half a dozen cars pulled over at the side of the road and a big gathering of people with cameras following it up the road. Luckily it wasn't a grizzly! To make this even more crazy we hit the road again and within 5 minutes saw another bear at the side of the road! Two bears! In the space of 5 minutes!
Just 3 minutes away from our hotel in Jasper, literally, we came to a train crossing...remember that train I talked about yesterday? Well this one was longer and we had to wait for the whole thing to go past. It had 176 carriages (again, Sandra counted)!
After a delicious KFC dinner (which we were not expecting to find in Jasper), Matthew and I walked back to the hotel and I found quite a few houses I'd love to live in! Stupidly I didn't take any photos of them...and when we got back to the hote we joined Calum on the balcony of...wait for it...Lobstick Lodge...our hotel...amazing! And enjoyed a drink whilst seeing the beautiful golden light hit the mountains in the distance. So peaceful, and simply amazing.
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