VISIT CANADA –11

 

We set out in the morning for seeing the Sunwapta Falls.first and then onto the Athabasca Falls before taking a Tramway–similar to the Gondola at Banff but bigger—at Jasper. You can see Sunwapta Falls and Athabasca Falls below. All these Falls are characteristic and quite different from each other but they all demonstrate the turbulent mood of water, whereas the lakes represent its tranquility.

 

Sunwapta Falls

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Athabasca Falls

 

Jasper too has a cable car called Tramway that takes you to the top of the Whistler’s Mountain and one can see half a dozen mountain ranges, glacial-fed lakes,meandering rivers, and the scenic jasper town.

 

 

View of Jasper Town from above     

 

                                                             Manu atop Whistler’s Mtn

Maligne Canyon in Jasper National Park was the last item in our itinerary and it certainly was not the least. As one follows the Canyon trail, one can cross as many bridges as one would like to, but the return journey is uphill and time consuming. We had time and energy for going a little beyond the second bridge but looking down into the Canyon while standing on the second bridge was simply great. Earlier we mentioned about two contrasting moods of water and the same can be well illustrated by these two pictures below. You can see the Maligne Canyon below and understand what the Canadian artist means by turbulent mood of the element of water. You can see the tranquil lake just below the Maligne Canyon. This lake too is near Jasper.

We returned to our hotel, located about 50 kms South of Jasper--in the evening. A couple from Belgium stayed in the adjoining suite and the man was talkative and very friendly. He talked about how Jindals and Tatas had surprised the world by taking over steel and automobile companies from Europe. Tomorrow, we drive back to Calgary.