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Ah, the Canadian Rockies. For those travelers who would enjoy an awesome view of a glacier, snow-capped mountains and the chance to see mountain goats on an easy afternoon hike along an alpine ridge surrounded by the Canadian Rockies, the Parker Ridge Trail in Banff National Park is worthy of consideration. Read more on Parker Ridge Trail – Hiking in Banff National Park on the Jasper Border… This year, the Friends of Jasper have organized new hiking opportunities for travelers and locals alike. If you’d like to hike with other people, have either beginner or intermediate hiking skills, or just want to get out and experience nature in Jasper National Park, read on. Bears, like the one pictured, may look cute, but bears can have a bad side. To keep from seeing the potential bad side, visitors to Jasper National Park should be aware of the bear. Looking for an easy hiking trail in Jasper National Park where you can learn something about natural resource preservation along the way? A good article on Edmonton’s Vue Weekly entitled “Discovery Trail – Make a Discovery on Jasper’s Newest Trail” goes over the features and history of the 5.2 mile (8.3 km) Jasper Discovery Trail. Author Casey Blais hiked the trail and pointed out its many uses. Blais said that the Discovery Trail can be uses as “a mild stroll along a paved path next to Jasper’s rail yard or it can be challenging uphill sections of single track on your bike.” (via Edmonton Vue Weekly). Read more on Hiking the Discovery Trail in Jasper National Park… The Skyline Trail is one of Jasper National Park’s popular backcountry hiking trails and runs from ridges near Maligne Lake to Maligne Canyon. Between wildlife sightings and the scenes from elevations higher than other trails in the park, Skyline Trail has earned its popularity. Read more on 5 Stories from the Skyline Trail in Jasper National Park… Jasper by snowshoe: What could be a more classic way to explore the park? Today, outfitters offer snowshoe tours of Jasper National Park. Imagine being in the same areas that 19th century fur traders and explorers. To see pictures, look no further than the Jasper-Yellowhead Museum’s historic outdoors photos (here) and be sure to visit the museum which is open Thursday to Sunday, 10-5 during winter. Hiking in Maligne Canyon provides a chance to see the history in the making. Many great views of eroded limestone bedrock line the trail. This erosion has taken place over thousands of years. Learn more about hiking Maligne Canyon and see more photos of Maligne Canyon. Read more on Photo: Limestone Erosion while Hiking Maligne Canyon… As winter arrives and snow starts to accumulate, hikers, skiers and snowshoers always need to be aware of the potential for avalanches in Jasper National Park. Luckily, Parks Canada provides a means to stay up-to-date on current conditions and the Canadian Avalanche Centre provides free online training. Read more on What You Need to Know About Avalanches in Jasper National Park… Over on Fodor’s travel forum, a great world travel forum with lots of posts about Jasper, regular participant Judy_in_Calgary posted her “12 Commandments for the Canadian Rockies“. Other forum participants contributed to the list. The result was a fun list with over 20 commandment ideas so far. I’ve picked out some of the ones most relevant to Jasper National Park and added some comments. Follow these if you want to have a good time in Jasper National Park. Read more on How to Have a Good Jasper National Park Vacation… Maligne Canyon trail is 2.1km one way and takes less than 2 hours round-trip. Hiking boots are good for this one, but sneakers will do too. The scenery here is great – expect to make a few stops at bridges and look-out points to take it all in. Read more on Hiking the Maligne Canyon Trail in Jasper National Park… |
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