The two RV Gypsies entered
Alberta via British Columbia |
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Everyone pays daily to
drive on the Icefield Parkway. It is money well spent because the Icefield
Parkway has some of the most beautiful scenery the two RV Gypsies have
ever seen - lakes, mountains, waterfalls and more. Around every
corner, the scenery just kept getting more awesome.....
The Icefield Parkway joins the Jasper and Banff National
Parks in the most breathtaking beautiful drive throughout the entire
Parkway. The Icefield Parkway is considered a scenic drive,
not a transportation corridor. That is why everyone needs to
buy a park pass to drive the parkway. Large trucks are banned and the
speed limit is leisurely. The Icefield Parkway passes within viewing
distance of seven ice fields (large upland glaciers) and 25 smaller
glaciers and so much more.
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Downtown Jasper |
| The town of Jasper is amid the serene mountain
setting of Jasper National Park, which is north of Banff National Park and
is the largest of Canada's mountain national parks. |
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| Whistlers Campground
in Jasper National Park of Canada - Yes, the two RV Gypsies had to pay for
camping plus the Icefield Parkway road fee previously paid and mentioned
above. All food and food supplies, including coolers, must be stored in
vehicles because this is Bear Country. Maximum length of stay is 14 days.
No TV, or AT&T cell phone service. There were 781 sites but limited
sites with hook-ups, so the site the two RV Gypsies got was dry-camping.
There was an outdoor theater show every night at 8 p.m. which was usually
about the area or wildlife. |
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| The peaceful view, standing in front of the two RV Gypsies' RV looking
up and down the campground roadway. |
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The RV and toad of the
two RV Gypsies in their new yard. |
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The peaceful woods beside
and behind the two RV Gypsies RV. |
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| Driving just outside
of Jasper, the two RV Gypsies saw a man helping a woman up the hill. He
had his hand on her butt to help her up the steep climb. That's the life
of an RV Gypsy, they never know what they will see, but Karen Duquette always
has a camera ready. |
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| What's next? The two RV Gypsies
experienced so much in this area - continue on for Athabasca Falls, Sunwapta
Falls, Honeymoon Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Talbot Lake, Jasper Tramway, lots
of great mountains and scenery, lots of elk, big horn sheep, mountain goats,
a coyote, and then the two RV Gypsies continued driving the Icefield Parkway
into Banff with more amazing scenery plus a black bear, goats, deer, Mt.
Kitchener, and the Columbia Icefield. Then on to Banff, tunnel mountain,
hoodoos, Lake Louise, Bow Glacier, coyotes, Banff Hot Springs and so much
more.......... AMAZING |
