Jasper

We're in the midst of vacation living here and it's been so nice.  Rob has two and a half weeks off from work so we've been checking a few things off our long list of "To Do's"...and enjoying our time together before we ALL have to go back to work.  The boys and I start work at the Rec Centre Day Care after the September long weekend.

So last week we took the beautiful drive out to Jasper and camped out for three nights.  Camping proved to be just a little easier this time compared to our last trip...still by no means was it a walk in the park mind you but that's life with twins, it's hard work but it's all worth it. 

We spent the first two nights at Wapiti Campground just outside of Jasper.  The nights and mornings were chilly but the boys didn't seem to mind as much as we did.  They just went along playing and exploring while Rob and I complained to each other that our hands were freezing. 

  

I love the little mountain town of Jasper.  The people are friendly the town is quaint and the surrounding scenery is spectacular.  To warm ourselves up after our cold night in the tent we enjoyed a coffee and a cinnamon bun from the local bakery as we strolled the shops...I bought a toque it was so cold.  We were still a little chilly though so we made our way out to the Miette Hot Springs just outside of town.

Town of Jasper

Drive to the hot springs

We did three really nice hikes on our trip.  The first was close to home, right in our campground there was a trail that followed along the Athabasca River, so after dinner one night we explored a section of it.

The second hike we did was Maligne Canyon.  It was "gorge-ous" (haha!) 

 
 We planned to spend our third night camping somewhere along the Icefields Parkway making our way closer to home.  We made a quick pit stop to see Athabasca Falls just off the highway then carried on to our next hike just past the Columbia Icefields.

We saved the best hike for last.  Wilcox Pass is our favourite hike in the area.  It's a hike that gives you the most bang for your buck.  After only hiking up about 20 minutes the views that reward you are mouth watering.  In the past Rob and I have sweat it out to the very top of the pass but we weren't carrying babies on our backs back then.  This time we stopped short at a nice little field where the boys could do a little hiking around too...and check out the view.