Thursday, August 27, 2015

Jasper National Park - August 23




The views on the way to Jasper were out of this world - blue sky and beautiful mountains.  Little did we know that was all going to change in a very few miles.  


 
We un-hitched the tow car in the campground in what we thought was just overcast sky.  No it was smoke from the huge fire in Washington and Idaho.  It was blowing in as we were driving to Maligne Lake.  We were here at 15 years ago and everything was closed for the season, so we were planning on taking the boat ride around the lake and experience the whole lake.  It just wasn’t to be.  The wind was really picking up and you couldn’t even see across the lake and it wasn’t it’s beautiful blue color.  Very disappointing.

 Maligne Lake




On to Medicine Lake which is called the disappearing lake.  We had observed it on our way to Maligne and we thought – boy is this lake really down.  It reminded us of our reservoirs in California only this is a natural phenomenon.    



 Medicine Lake

When we got to Maligne Canyon we saw where all of the water from the lake was going.  The water goes into underground tunnels and comes out about 10-15 minutes later through the canyon.  The pictures just don’t capture how deep this canyon is and then the water flows over the beautiful waterfall.  Really spectacular and loud. 
 Maligne Canyon





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