Tag: mountainlakes
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Some Kind of Beauty
My day job here in Jasper is taking people out on horseback rides through the mountains. I typically ride about 4-5 hours each day, and in the summer, the stables is busy enough that we have over 100 riders a day. My favourite part about my job is that I get paid to ride horses…
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Alberta Bound
I’m back in Jasper for another summer! Mid-May had me Alberta bound. A friend of mine was also heading west from Ontario and had a car, so the two of us drove out together. We spent five days crossing the country – from Toronto and busy 400 series highway driving; to the northern Ontario mining…
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A Moose at Medicine Lake
There have been reports of 11 moose hanging out on Maligne Lake Road for the past few weeks. I have seen moose before in my life, but never in Jasper. Moose are rare in the park, compared to elk or even bears: the whole of Jasper National Park only has about 80 moose. Me and…
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Valley of the Five Lakes
Today was my day off, so me and a friend headed to hike at the Valley of the Five Lakes! These lakes lie in a row along a valley bottom, and though I’ve spent a summer in Jasper before, it was my first time visiting these lakes. The unique colouring of all the lakes in Jasper…
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Moonrise Over Pyramid Lake
Just up the road from our riding stables is Pyramid Lake, set at the base of Pyramid Mountain. Jutting out into the middle is a small island, very creatively named Pyramid Island. The views from this little island are beautiful, in the middle of the lake, and with the mountains all around you. A friend…
THE WANDERING YEARS 