Below: The road up to Jasper Skytram (2015 photo)
Whistlers Mountain Road,
Jasper National Park,
Jasper, Alberta Canada |
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The Lower Station is 1,258 meters above sea
level. The Upper Station is 2,263 meters above sea level. Travel time
was about 7-1/2 minutes. |
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Below: 2009 photo |
2015 photo: Note the name change |
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The Jasper Skytram is the highest and longest aerial tramway located in Canada. It was built in 1964 and goes to a height of 7,472 feet above sea level. It is a ten minute drive from downtown Jasper, Alberta and crests The Whistlers Mountain. It is roughly 230 km north of Lake Louise along the Icefields Parkway (Highway 93). |
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Below: What a nice, relaxing, pleasant adventure; a leisurely
ride up the mountain in the gondola to wonderful vistas below. The ride
was a breeze, and there was a little narrative by the gondola pilot while
ascending the mountain. |
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Below: Similar views from the boardwalk
at the Upper Station
several 2009 (smaller photos) and several 2015 (bigger photos).
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Below: Lee Duquette looking
around at other peaks; Pyramid Mt. and Mt. Robson in the distance, just
awesome! (the peaks and Lee) |
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2015 |
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Below: Viewsfrom the boardwalk
at the Upper Station, 2015 |
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Jasper and surround areas in 2015 |
Temperature in 2015,
much warmer than in 2009 |
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| Below: The boardwalk
leading to Viewpoint Belvedere, which is at least a 45 minute hike because
the climb is extremely steep. (Small photos 2009) (bigger photos2015) |
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To really get your money's worth, you might
want to hike up to the top. If you do, wear good walking shoes (and carry
a windbreaker as it is usually windy and cold at the top) and be prepared
to go slowly as the oxygen is a little thinner way up there. But once
there, it is said to be like you are on top of the world. You can catch
any tram back.
Note: Lee Duquette said he did not want to hike any higher, so the two
RV Gypsies did not make it all the way to the top of the summit, but they
still enjoyed the scenery. 2009 (smaller photos) and several
2015 (bigger photos). |
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Below: Standing outside the
Treeline Restaurant, with a 260 degree panoramic outlook, Karen Duquette
photographed small wildlife on the mountain. 2015 |
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Below:: The sign about The
Whistlers Trail down the mountain.
The two RV Gypsies said, "No thanks! That's what the tram is
for." |
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Visit sites in the order they happened and 