Maligne Lake
As I mentioned on a previous post, that I have been on a road trip to Canada. On this trip, our family rented two houses in two places for two weeks. The first week we stayed in Jasper National Park in an area west of Hinton but east of Jasper, AB. We loved the large house in the country with a big back yard. Days were long and it allows us to sleep late, wake up near lunch time, eat lunch, often at the outside grill, and leave for the day around Jasper for day hikes to return around 9 or 10 pm and repeat the next day. This was a lot of fun.
Just the drive to the Park will always involve looking at some Mountain Goats and Black Bears along side the road.
So see these, I didn't do anything special or did anything special. As I already mentioned, there was no early morning 'zero-dark-thirty' required, and I didn't go to any special spot. These sightings were all along the side of a major Alberta highway 16. The highway we took every morning/aftermoon to visit various places.
One area I particularly liked is Maligne Lake. It was about little more than 1 hour drive from the rental property we were staying. However, the road is so beautiful, it is virtually impossible not to stop at various places along the way.
One such stop was Medicine Lake. There is an interesting story about this Lake. It is an outlet of the Maligne river drainage which connects the Maligne Lake to Athabasca River. However, it is connected via underground karst drainage system which is quite extensive. During summer meltwater it backs up and fills the lake, but during fall the lake mostly dries up. We saw it mostly full. Here is my older daughter sitting on a rock by the Medicine Lake.
Then the road winds its way up to Maligne Lake, which is a rather popular tourist destination. There is a beautiful boat house, and if you are interested you can do a trip along and around the lake.
The Lake is rather stunning. We arrived there fairly late in the day, when boating was mostly done. However, still there was plenty of daylight left, so we hiked around the lake and saw boats returning and plenty of moose!
There were make nooks around the lake where small row boats were parked for the day and if you are familiar with canadian rockies, they make wonderful pictures.
We sat down at this location for a while had a snack dinner that we brought with us. Sun sets here past 10pm so being late wasn't much of a problem on this trip. The drive back to the rental was a bit tiring this day if I remember correctly, but it was worth it.
Some days we arrived back early and there is always sunshine left to look some dinner.
Great photos of what looks like a killer time. One of these days I’ll actually make it up to Canada.
Sure! We had a great time
That are some handsome canoes! Now I have to go swimming somewhere :D
What are you barbecuing there?
Chicken, Beef, fish. Fish is local trouts
Couldn't decide on one thing eh? Sounds delish!
How close were you of this lovely moose? Or it is just really good lens?
My iPhone :)
It was side of the road, I could have touched if I wanted, not that I would recommend that!
I have heard that moose are very dangerous. I only saw one up close once, it seemed as big as an elephant to me. But that's probably the optics of fear :D
So pick made from canoe then?
It’s nearly 6ft tall from ground to its shoulder. I am 5 ft 10 and it was taller than me. But was a lonely female and this is not mating season :) No I was walking at the side of the road
Really incredible. Would love to be able to see this beauty some day:)
Thanks for your reply! Have a good one!
We were there a few weeks ago and the skies were super smokey. Great that you got blues skies to enjoy! It’s an awesome place for sure.
It was Smokey during our stays too, but we stayed around Jasper for a full week and at Canmore for another and therefore got some rain. The rain cleaned up the sky intermittently
Man you should make an exhibition of your travel story pictures with some short footnote!
Even the pictures come out real nice regardless the natural contrast.
You think? :)
I damn believe it! See! Even the sky conspires to be aligned with the mood.
I see Jasper only in a movie and I must say movie couldn't show the real beauty.
Amazing site to hangout. Lovely landscapes
enjoyed your video :)
bhalu ka daar maat koro yar :) live and let live :)
Haven't been to Rudranath in 22 years, but used to go there a lot :)
How did you know about my video, Well I am glad that you liked my video. Haha, I am very scared of bears.... If I ever meet alone, they will probably kill me.
Uff, looking at the photo, it looks as if it will come out of the photo.
Are you from India?
I went to your profile and there was a link to your blog there and the video is linked there.
I am from India. Calcutta actually.
For the last 23 years I live in the US.
I am very glad to know that you are from India dada.
A lot of people here call me dada actually :)
Nice to know that Dada.
Such a beautiful part of our world! Your photos are wonderful.
Thank you. I have never been there before this trip, will surely go back
I love the Rocky Mtns here in the states, but have never been to that part of Canada. I love seeing photos from there.
Wow, love all your images of nature, so serene, really peaceful and nicely snapped. I wish to go to Canada someday and visit my relatives there. They live in Vancouver.
Have a great week ahead!
Vancouver is wonderful, all of BC outside the major Cities is completely a wilderness
Just had to share this with some people who are visiting. Jasper is an amazing place and I'm glad you enjoyed your road trip to Alberta.
Thank you! We spent 1 week near Jasper and 1 week at Canmore (for Banff). I barely scratched the surface I think.
Wow, this area and village is great. I miss such an area, away from technology and everyday worries
😍😍😍😍😍
One of the rare places in the world that is easily accessible and still beautiful
It's a beautiful part of the world, I loved it when I was there in summer 1996! Those long evenings, light for 20 hours, awesome!
more crowded now, definitely around Banff
Love the solitude and the wilderness of the lake. Such a beautiful place where to spend a while! Therefore Canada is well known for landscapes like this ❤️
Yes, Canadian Rockies are cool
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beautiful and also some dangerous wildlife in canada
mostly beautiful :)
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Lovely shots 😍
Wow I only see this place in movies. It looks serene and quiet. This is an ideal vacation place for me.
It is most excellent. Which movie you saw this area featured
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I've seen and heard a lot about the Canadian national parks and the Rockys especially. It's definitely high up on my list if countries and llaces I'd like to visit sometimes. Not so easy of a trip from Central Europe though...
What I'd really like to do one day is a canooe trip in one of Canadas NPs. Just the boat and a ton of beautiful and impressive nature around.
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Brother, Canada is a very beautiful place. I have never been to Canada but after reading your post and seeing the photos, I understood what Canada is like. Thank you very much for giving us the opportunity to visit Canada.
I haven’t been on a car trip but I find this fascinating. I love how you took pictures of most things to serve as memories and it is beautiful☺️
Hi!! I really like your post! I don’t know too much about Canada, but I’ve seen some pictures. This post of yours is truly beautiful. Jasper National Park is a very calm place, and it seems to be the perfect place to spend with friends or family.
I agree with you, it’s very difficult to not stop in that road while you have such a landscape outside the car! Beautiful!! Thanks a lot for sharing!
I never knew canada has this sort of natural site as well. Its beautiful to look at the wildlife being free to roam around. Thank you for letting me know about another picture of canada
Beautiful Lake some really awesome scenery. Love the reflections on the water to. I can definitely imagine being.
I've been to Canada several times but unfortunately have never gone for hiking and the parks. The view are beautiful though, I'll need to start planning for next summer (lol I won't go in the winter for sure).
Yes, the Canadian Rockies are simply gorgeous. I find Jasper less crowded than Banff. Crowd is mostly along the popular areas, once you get 100 yards off the road, it thins dramatically.