It wasn't easy, but at 5:30 AM we are awake
and at 6:15 AM we are all sitting in the car ready for 'bear watching'. Along
the way we see some elks and finally on the way to the Athabasca
Falls (93A North) we see a BLACK BEAR......
Quickly we get our cameras and drive a little backwards, where after the bear
is walking deeper into the forest. He was eating leafs nearby the road. We
shoot a film of this happening but unfortunately it was too dark to take some
pictures. We go on to Mount
Edith Cavel. A very bumpy road brings us to the lake which was a little
bit disappointing. The sun didn't shine and it was pretty cold (-1 degree
Celsius).
We drove back to Jasper for
breakfast and after that we set off to the Maligne
Lake. Just when we were walking round the lake, suddenly a moose approached
us! It was a very big animal. Because he felt somewhat hunted he swum across
the river. This meeting with the animal was a splendid sight, especially if
you know 
that
they are very shy. We rent a rowing boat to row on the lake. At first we wanted
a canoe, but they didn't have a canoe for 3 persons. After rowing for 1½
hour in the sunshine we get back into the car on the way to the Maligne
Canyon. During the drive we see some mountain goats, which were totally
not shy at all! We walked a trail at the Maligne
Canyon. The swirling water through the canyons was very impressing. Unfortunately
we made mistake! The trail wasn't a walk round but ended at a totally different
parking place. We had to walk all the way back. According to the signs we
had to walk for 55 minutes to get back but the men thought they could do it
faster. And indeed, 25 minutes later we arrived puffing at our car!
We are driving back to Jasper and get a pizza
from Pizzahut which we eat at Hans room. Next we take a dip into the swimming
pool and finally we go to sleep.
