Open Season tourists . . . literally, on the roads, it's open season. Driving a tour bus in Jasper during tourist season is an invitation for homicide. People in wheelchairs jay'walk'ing; American tourists likening Canada to the US in the 1940s; people posing with children in front of bears on the roadside; cyclists riding in the centre of the lane on the highway when there's a perfectly wide clear shoulder to ride on; roadwork on the tramway road while running the tram shuttle . . . And it's only the 6th of July
(LORD, HELP ME!!!)
Plus side: seeing people's firsts every day: first bear, first glimpse of Maligne Lake, first moose, first time on top of a mountain, first time seeing a glacier, first time on the Icefield Parkway; being paid to take people up the tramway, canoe on a glacial lake, and hike on the trails; learning all about the plants, animals and history of this beautiful place; and being able to hike, bike, paddle and climb in the afternoons, evenings and days off. Here's some of the recent beauty I've encountered!
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Grizzly on the Parkway
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| Saw this guy walking down the centre lane of the Maligne Road (below Medicine lake) |
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Purple Mountain Saxifrage (on Roche Bonhomme)
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Spirit Island: Maligne Lake
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