Finally, some wildlife. I was beginning to think nothing lived in this massive park. To be honest, we're not even sure there are mountains in Jasper given how low the clouds have been while we've been here. More on that later. Our day started with a cloudy, snowy drive along Maligne Lake Road to board a sightseeing boat on Maligne Lake. The closer we got to the lake, the more snowy it became and some was even sticking to the trees and ground. This road is one o...

For Father's Day we slept in a little later than we typically have been and made our way to the Bear Paw Bakery for some cinnamon sticky buns, white chocolate raspberry scones and apple danish. It was very yummy! Even though it was a bit cold and rainy, we headed off for our surprise activity…a horseback ride through the mountains! Liam, Odin and Kevin mounted their horses, Bugs, Thunder & Jasper and joined their personal guide on a one hour ride to Py...

My last post was the best day of any sabbatical. Today might be the oddest. We checked out of the hotel at the Lake Louise Inn this morning. We had a great room with bunk beds in the kids room, a loft for adults (and some kids by morning of course), living room and kitchen. We packed and loaded up the car to make our way to Jasper via the Icefields Parkway. The Icefield Parkway is one of the most scenic mountain drives in the world. It's extremely remote with on...