After missing out on Glacier National Park because of snow we hoped we would be able to get through Banff National Park and Jasper National Park, both parks had come highly recommended and were in Alberta. First stop though in Canada was Sparwood where we stopped to buy Julie a Birthday lunch in a nice bakery, as an added bonus we were able to have a look at the worlds largest off highway truck, the giant Terex Titan, it could carry 350 tons of rock! We then headed east through Frank, the site of Canada's most deadly landslide, it happened back in 1903 and killed most of the 100 residents of Frank when the side of the mountain slipped and took out most of the town. It was incredible to see where the side of the mountain used to be and where it is now. When we got to Banff city we were shocked at how busy and expensive it was, a major tourist town and all the trappings that go with it. We travelled up through Banff NP to Lake Louise and on the way saw some incredible scenery, including a Grizzly bear that crossed the road ahead of us. In the campground at Lake Louise we were kept safe from the bears by an electric fence around the perimeter, a first for us. In the morning we visited Moraine Lake and Lake Louise, two lakes close to the town Lake Louise. Both lakes are spectacular with snow capped mountains surrounding them, some with glaciers on them. Both lakes were well packed with tourists and we couldn't believe the hotels built next to them to accommodate the tourists! We were also disappointed that the serenity in our campground was broken by the occasional passing train! Going up through Jasper NP to Jasper we stopped at so many breath taking sites, it was just stunning, rivers, lakes, glaciers and snow capped mountains everywhere. We stopped in at the Colombia Ice-fields to take a ride in one of the Ice Explorer buses that takes you up onto a glacier were you can get out and walk around and take a drink of melting glacier, very unique. As we travelled through Jasper NP we also got to see Big Horn sheep and Elk right on the edge of the road. From Dawson Creek we got onto the Alaska Highway. Between Fort Nelson and Watson Lake we got to see so much incredible wildlife, it was brilliant. First on the list was a couple of Beavers that we were able to watch go about getting food and swimming about, we were within five metres of them. We also got to see many Black Bears, Julie spotted one up a tree just off the road. We also saw some more Bison and to top it off, the scenery was brilliant. The Yukon is touted as the place to see wilderness and wildlife, but we didn't get to see much wildlife at all, though the landscape made the long distances worthwhile. Hopefully our return trip through the Yukon will reveal more wildlife.