We woke early to blazing sunshine and clear blue skies. It was going to be another very hot day. There is no air conditioning at Jasper Park Lodge and our cabin had been like an oven when we arrived last night but with windows open and fans working overtime it was much cooler inside now. We were a good ten minute walk from the main building and we hurried over in time to eat a quick breakfast before the pick-up time for our tour by our guide, Joe Urie. We had it ...

We awoke much too early to a glorious sunny day in Kamloops. It was a bit of a scramble to get ourselves up, ready and down to the coach for 7.25am but we made it just in time. As instructed we left our luggage in the room to be collected and follow on after. Such trust that we will find our bags waiting for us in the hotel when we reach Jasper! Back on the train and on our way, we passed 2 bald eagles in a tree and an osprey nest on a telegraph pole even as we ...