We had a really fun camping trip in Jasper with lots of family. Caley and Justin drove up from Utah with their four boys and met us there. We were also joined by Jayna and Travis's family, Hannah and Spencer, Grammy and Grandpa, and John and Paul.
Jasper abounds in wildlife - we saw marmots, bighorn sheep, elk, and a yearling black bear among others. Especially elk. There were many elk wandering through our campsite.
We arrived one night ahead of everyone else. Once we had unpacked, and explored a bit, we had a campfire and then settled down for the night.
The next day, we were joined by Spencer, Hannah and John and we went whitewater rafting on the Athabasca river. It's a pretty tame ride with only a couple sections of class II rapids but my kids were all pretty nervous about going so this was perfect for them. They all loved it (like I knew the would!) and want to go again.
Everyone else arrived that night and the next day, we set out for a hike to the base of Mount Edith Cavell, where there's a glacier fed lake full of icebergs.
After that, we drove to Athabasca Falls and walked around the falls together.
The next day, some people went fishing at Pyramid Lake and some people went to the beach at Lake Edith. Connor's the only one who caught anything.
They had SUP rentals at Lake Edith so Shae and I, and John, Paul, and Caley, all had fun paddling around the crystal clear waters of the lake.
That evening, Jess and I, and his parents, returned to Pyramid Lake for a bit of sunset canoeing.
On our last day, after packing up, some of us hung out at the town playground while Jess took Hudson and Connor up to the Miette hot springs.
