Happy 4th of July

Due to some scheduling manipulation we had an extra day during this trip to do whatever we felt like.  We decided to stay another day in Jasper.  We  felt we had pushed it pretty hard over the last four days and the experience of going over the pass yesterday still fresh, we figured to take some short trips around Jasper and take it easy.

We took some time for Bev and Cheena to go shopping in town.  There is not one gift/junk store that does not go unexplored.  Steve and I spend time on the bench and hope that don't come out with a load of junk that has to be caried on the bike.  The only purchases were some books.  Cheena had her eye on a stained glass window.  Where you gonna put that?  So no sale. 




Waiting fo the money to run out







Gotta show the chariots











 







 





 

Bev, ya have to kick it to start!

After shopping we got some lunch together and rode up to Maligne Lake for a picnic.  A beautiful setting except for the mosquitos.  It turns out they have real problem with them this year because of all the rain and snow melt this year.  The best way to get rid of them is to ride faster than they can fly.  We then turned south to Athebasca Falls.  What an unbelievable natural wonder.  The park has a series of paths that go all around the falls and follow it down to the river.  Really cool.  The bad thing about pictures is that they never do the subject justice.  Steve and Cheena later teated us to a fantastic meal at Fiddler River. 

Tomorrow, we are going to head west to Kamloops.


















The top of the falls.   People are off to the right for perspective.





Maligne Lake