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Jasper in Winter – Feb 24 March 5, 2017 The final day of the trip. The cloudy skies from last night left a small skiff of snow and reduced visibility to nil. You could barely see Whistler mountain from town. Might be a good day for some black & white photos if the clouds lift just a little. Jasper Lake seems to be a golden spot for me as every time I pass through there are good light conditions. The […]

Jasper in Winter – Feb 23 March 2, 2017 This morning I was going to an area along highway 93 featuring four major mountains – Mount Fryatt, Brussels Peak, Mount Christie, and Whirlpool point. There is a 16 km stretch south of Athabasca Falls where the Athabasca river parallels the highway and gives great views to the mountains. You basically drive and pick your spot. As I was traveling the highway, I saw that there were 2 vehicles pulled over […]

One good thing about winter time in the mountains is that sunrise is not until 08:00. That means getting out of bed at a reasonable hour instead of the 04:00 starts in the summertime. Love it. First stop will be Patricia/Pyramid lakes. If I had brought my skates I could have played a little game of shinny as the Pyramid Lake Resort had cleared off a portion of the lake and supplied 2 hockey nets. I am sure I could […]