Morro Peak

Hike Name: Morro Peak

Activity: Hiking/Scrambling

Distance: ~5 km RT

Altitude: 1,676 m

Elevation Gain: 628 m

Area: Jasper National Park

Crew: Ben, Garrett, Leah B

Time to Summit: ~2 hrs

Lisa's Mom Rating: Yes

Trailhead: Overlander Trail Trailhead

Additional Info:

We were up in Jasper for the Dark Sky Festival with Garrett and Leah. We decided to do a little hike - and it was unbelievably hot and sunny for a late October outing!

 Taco x Westy Setup

 On the way up

Tres Companions

Westy on the way home at the Columbia Icefield

Patricia Lake

Hike Name: Patricia Lake

Activity: Hiking

Distance: ~10 km (RT)

Elevation Gain: ~400m

Area: Jasper National Park (Town)

Crew: Steph, JJ, Ben

Trailhead: Jasper Town

Getting There:
From main street, turn onto Cedar ave which eventually turns into Pyramid ave. Continue up the street until you find an access point to the trail system.

Additional Info:
This is a nice trail system to explore as you can start anywhere in town and walk through a nice forest, see some nice views of lakes, and get some exercise. We found ourselves at Patricia Lake because of a detour (after finding out there was a momma grizz and two cubs 200ft behind us), where we ate lunch and headed back to town for a coffee.

Looking at Jasper Townsite from the trail entry

Edith Cavell Meadows

Hike Name: Edith Cavell Meadows

Activity: Hiking

Distance: ~8 km (RT)

Elevation Gain: ~470m

Area: Jasper National Park (Icefields Parkway)

Crew: Steph, JJ, Ben

Trailhead: End of Mount Edith Cavell Road

Getting There:
Head south on the Icefields Parkway. ~7km south of town, take the right turn onto the 93A. Follow for 5.2km, then turn right onto Mount Edith Cavell Road approx 15km to the parking area at the end of the road.

Additional Info:
JJ, Steph and I were visiting Jasper from Thursday September 8th to Sunday September 11th to see Scenic Route to Alaska play at the Jasper Music Folk Fest on Saturday night. On Friday, Bennett joined us for a hike to Edith Cavell Meadows - a beautiful and enjoyable hike!

"Summit" Beer (throwing it back to the Yukon!)

Tangle Ridge (Attempt)

Hike Name: Tangle Ridge
Activity: Hiking/Scrambling

Distance: Unknown (We did not reach the top. No GPS.)

Altitude: 3,001 m

Elevation Gain: Unknown (We did not reach the top. No GPS.)

Area: Columbia Icefields Parkway

Crew: Ben

Time to Summit: N/A (We did not reach the top.)

Lisa's Mom Rating: Yes

Additional Info:
This was similar to Roche Bonhomme (the day after, actually). We were on our way back to Calgary from Jasper and decided to pull over and strap on the snowshoes again. Basically once again, our energy was spent on route-finding and breaking trail for a few hours, and although we could have reached the summit if we were persistent, we still had half of our drive left and ended up turning around before our turnaround time. It was a beautiful day, and again this is a hike that I will most definitely attempt in the summer.

About 30 minutes into our hike

Maligne Canyon

Activity: Hiking/Walking

Area: Jasper

Crew: Bennett

Lisa's Mom Rating: Yes

After getting off of Roche Bonhomme, we decided to stop by Maligne Canyon and explore the boardwalk. I didn't end up taking any photos but it was beautiful in the wintertime and not crowded at all - I definitely recommend doing this one in the winter. We chatted with some of the ice climbers on the waterfalls, then hopped back in the car to head to Jasper Brewing Co. for BEER!

Beautiful winter day.

Roche Bonhomme (Attempt)

Hike Name: Roche Bonhomme
Activity: Hiking/Scrambling

Distance: Unknown (We did not reach the top. No GPS.)

Altitude: 2,495 m

Elevation Gain: ~750m (turnaround point)

Area: Jasper

Crew: Ben

Time to Summit: N/A (We did not reach the top.)

Lisa's Mom Rating: Yes

Additional Info:
We attempted this in winter so it was a slog. Ben was breaking trail in snow shoes, so we (he) did a lot of route finding and again, breaking trail, so it was exhausting and we didn't move too quickly. After a few hours and finally getting a glimpse of the peak through the trees (we were in the trees the entire time), we realized we were only half-way there elevation-wise, approx. 750m. So we turned around and of course we got down in half of the time with the obvious trail and downhill. We had fun anyways!


I'd love to do this again in the summer, it would be much more practical!

Moab Lake

Activity: X-Country Skiing

Distance: 14km (RT)

Area: Jasper (Icefield Parkway)

Crew: Ben

Lisa's Mom Rating: Yes

Bennett and I cross country skied to Moab Lake. It was such a beautiful day with the perfect temperature (okay, maybe on the cold side). It is trackset up until ~300m before the lake so you have to do some trail blazing/bushwhacking for the last bit but it is definitely worth it! I would love to go back...

Blazing Trail to the lake!

Beauvert Lake

Name: Beauvert Lake

Activity: Ice Skating

Area: Jasper

Crew: Bennett

Where:

At the Jasper Park Lodge just outside of town.

Additional Info:

On the night we got into Jasper, we decided to check out the lake to skate on! Since it was the first night that it was open for skating, there was only a small section that was smooth - a path around the lake was shoveled off, but super bumpy. We skated around for about half an hour and then decided to warm up at the lodge!
Don't forget your headlamp!

This is the only photo I have from this night, from the car, driving towards Jasper Park Lodge. Again, it was dark. Bring a headlamp!

Sulphur Skyline

Hike Name: Sulphur Skyline
Activity: Hiking/Scrambling

Distance: 8 km (RT)

Altitude: 2,057 m

Elevation Gain: 700 m

Area: Jasper

Crew: Steph, Jay, Jeevan, JJ, Praveen, Mark

Time to Summit: Unknown (blog created post-hike)

Lisa's Mom Rating: Yes

Trailhead: Miette Hot Springs

Getting There:
From Jasper, head East on highway 16 for about 44km to the Miette Road Junction. Turn South on Miette Road. Continue about 17km and you will reach the hot springs. Once in the resort-area, turn left into the parking lot and the trail will begin behind the hot spring pools (there is a pickup/drop-off loop here).

Additional Info:
Trail is quite obvious once you are on it. This is a nice hike and you can hop into the hot springs afterwards!

Me on Sulphur Skyline