Vacation 2014 - Day 4

Today we took our time packing up and headed out of Edmonton to Jasper driving straight through until we got to the Miette Hot Springs. It was around 2:30 when we arrived there and we were all hungry for some lunch. So we found some picnic tables surrounded by mountain goats and sat down to make some sandwiches. It was amazing to be in the middle of all these wild goats and a bit creepy at the same time. Chenoa was quite on edge until they all moved on. 

After lunch we took a short hike down to the site of the source of the hot springs. Down there was the ruins of the old resort a well as a place where we could feel the water coming out of the mountain. It was quite hot!  

Then we hiked our way back up to the van and continued on the way to Jasper. 

Not much further on the highway we came to a beautiful lake or river (we aren't sure which) that was really wide across and shallow. There were people that had walked all the way across and I don't think went in much deeper than mid thigh. It was beautiful and we wished that we had more time to spend there but it was quite late and we were all getting hungry for supper and we still had a bit to go till we reached Jasper. 

When we arrived in Jasper we checked I at our hotel and the youngest two went for a quick swim while we showered. Then we headed out for supper and a bit of a walk around the towns and little shops. 

Jasper is a beautiful town with neat little shops and streets but it was terribly full of people and cars.  And it was a very expensive little place 

Then it was back to the holt and early to bed (well only if you call 10:30 early) for all of us.