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June 6, 2017
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Capolina lake
June 6, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Beautiful scenery/view! Just about 10mins drive away from the gondola to grouse mountain. This place honestly reminded me of the sound of music with the open field of green grass, surrounding pine trees and the snow capped mountains.

I didn't want to leave!Read more
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Grouse mountain
June 6, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Grouse mountain was great! I expected it to be quite cold seeing the snow still laying around. However, it was surprisingly quite warm! To get to grouse mountain, we had to take a 6 minute ride up in the gondola, accompanied by facts and history about the Capolina area.

There, we saw a bird show, lumberjack show and two of the bears kept in captivity.

First thing we did was go to the bird show where we saw a bald eagle, falcon and an owl. It was great and very informative! My favorite was the owl, I got to take a close up photo of the owl after the show =p

Afterwards, we went to check out the bears, but they were both asleep when we got there. We decided to come back an hour to check on them. In the meantime, we went to the lumberjack show, where we saw role played woodcutting races, and other competitions that lumberjacks did.

We went back to check on the bears, and we were fortunate enough to see them awake and in action. The two bears that reside there are called Grinder and Coola. Grinder is said to be the more playful one compared to Coola, who is said to be the more dominant bear. Grinder was digging, throwing and sleeping in the snow, it was absolutely adorable.Read more
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Shannon Falls
June 7, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Beautiful waterfall and stream! Didn't have to walk very far from the car park to see this wonderful view. I only realised then that I had forgotten the memory card fir my camera. Would've been nice to have a long exposure shot of the stream but the s8 camera did pretty well too!

This place was so refreshing and revitalising. You can get quite close the waterfall and feel a bit if the water spraying on you.

There are wild bears wandering around this area, so you do need to be careful, but as long as you're not bothering them and you keep your distance, they will leave you alone. You'll see many bushes around this area, which I assume are for the bears.

We had some spare time, so just enjoyed a little lay down on the grass! Super relaxing.Read more
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Whistler, Canada
June 7, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
We made our way to Whistler after visiting Shannon Falls. It was quite warm when we were there!

My first impression of whistler when we arrived was amazing. I loved the rows of timber buildings - kind of reminded me a bit of the town in Queenstown but bigger!

The first thing that caught my eye when we entered was the Olympic rings - the winter Olympics were held here a few years ago. It's a popular attractions for a lot of tourists! It was hard trying to get one decent photo of it without anyone posing next to it. But I think I did pretty well in the end!

There were many shops to visit but of course the prices were higher as it is a very touristy attraction.

We walked through the village and stopped by the Old Spaghetti Factory. Overall, our food was quite average. But have to admit that it was good value for money as the main meal included soup and ice cream.

It's a great place and I enjoyed being there. It's very picturesque and I'd love to come back here during the snow season!Read more
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Queen Elizabeth Park
June 9, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
We went for a morning walk around Queen Elizabeth Park today.

I have to say i was very impressed by the gardens and how neat and tidy it was! Coming from New Zealand where we are known for our greenery, I have to say that it was a lot greener here! It was such a relaxing place to be, so much easier to breathe.Read more
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Mount Robson
June 12, 2017 in Canada ⋅ 🌙 1 °C
We stopped by Mount Robson on the way from Valemount to Jasper.

I was originally going to snap a few photos from the car park but it's work walking down to the grass to get a glimpse of the mountain.

The lawn area has lots of lavender flowers blossoming, making photos of the mountain even better!Read more
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Moose Lake
June 13, 2017 in Canada ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
We made a brief stop by Moose Lake on the way to Jasper.

It's a nice lake located on the side of road. It's great to step out and breathe in the fresh air and take in the scenery after a long drive!
Apparently rainbow trout can be fished here during the winter period. Might give that a go next time!Read more
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Jasper
June 13, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
After Moose Lake, we drove to Jasper and walked around the town to stretch our legs. It's a small humble place, with lots of touristy souvenir shops around. It's a good place to stop to stretch your legs and grab some food while on the road!
We stopped by a restaurant in the town (can't remember what it was called!) to get some lunch. The food was really good size and the waiter we had was excellent. I ordered the buffalo wings and they were delicious! I don't have many photos from Jasper unfortunately... I was too tired and zonked out from the drive!Read more
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Medicine Lake
June 13, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Medicine lake was probably one of my favourite lakes on the trip. We went on a good day and I just loved how smooth the lake waters were! You could just see the surroundings reflect off of the water. There were also these little things bubbling out of the water. I'm not sure what they were but they were pretty cool!
Once we were back on the road, we had to stop as there were a bunch of goats on the road.... Here's one of them getting close and personal with us!Read more
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Maligne Lake
June 13, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
This lake area was bigger than the other lakes we have been to so far. It has a boat shed if you want to go boating, and they also offer a boat ride for a fee further down the lakes.
There's also a cafe if you want to take a quick bite. When we were there, there was still some snow remaining and my brother made a little penguin sculpture.... It became quite an attraction!

We also did a little loop around the trails by the lake and it was beautiful! We even saw a deer on the way, it wasn't spooked by the amount of people taking photos of the deer, it must be used to having people around.Read more
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Maligne canyon
June 13, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
This place was amazing! I wasn't expecting much, but it was very impressive how deep this canyon was (it's my first time seeing a canyon) and it was a little scary looking down! We did a small loop around and followed the path of where the water was flowing. It was quiet refreshing, as there are some areas where you can feel a light spray of water from the canyon. Just be wary of some of the steps as they can be quite slippery, especially the rocks.Read more
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Athabasca Falls
June 14, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
First stop of the day! Athabasca Falls. It was spectacular! It doesn't seem like much at first sight as it seems like a flat stream, but once you get to the fenced area a bit further down, you'll see the flow of water. I was lucky enough to capture long exposure shots of the waterfall without my filter and tripod as it was quite dark and gloomy when we went. The further you walk down, the more impressive the waterfall gets! Worth a visit.Read more
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Sunwapta Falls
June 14, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Not far from the Athabasca falls, we made a quick stop to Sunwapta Falls. It's not as big as the other waterfalls we have seen but it still has its unique features. One thing Ifirst noticed about the place was the amount of Crows that wander around. They can get very close and they're probably just searching for food so there's nothing to be afraid of! In fact, I find them pretty cool!

Sunwapta has interesting trees around. The roots all come up and create this wonderful pattern. Mind your step though, as you can easily trip and fall over them.Read more
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Athabasca glaciers
June 14, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
A view of the glaciers can be seen from the main car park of the centre.

For this trip, we bought tickets to go up onto the glacier which also includes the skywalk. We spent about 3 hours for both the glacier tour and skywalk.

There's a cafeteria at the centre, but I recommend avoiding it during lunch hours. Our tour was at 1pm so we though we might grab something to eat before our tour. However, the lines were huge, it was packed and a lot of the things were sold out!
We came back after our tour where there were less people but food was limited.

There's a bus that takes you to the base of the glacier. It's a 10 minute ride just across the road from the centre carpark. The bus driver we had was very informative and gave us information and facts about the glaciers. You'll see mountain goats on the way up too!

It's really windy and cold at the base of the glacier. To go up onto the glacier, there's another vehicle you take. The driver gave us more in depth information about the glaciers which was pretty cool. On the way to the glaciers you'll see the double A glaciers - Andromadon and I can't remember the other glaciers name!

You get 30 minutes to have a wander around, to take photos and take in the view! We also got to fill our bottles up with glacier water.... Very refreshing and cold. Just be mindful... It can get quite slippery.

Overall I was very pleased with this experience. It was breathtaking and I was glad I got to experience what water tastes like straight from the glacier!

The same vehicle will take u back to the centre after 30mins. You must be on time, otherwise you'll miss out on the ride back to the car park!Read more
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Athabasca Glaciers Skywalk
June 14, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
After arriving back at the centre, we took another bus ride to the skywalk platform. This ride took about 15mins and our driver also gave us facts about the geology and flora and fauna around the area.
At the skywalk, there are buses that come every 30 minutes to take you back to the car park. So there's no time limit!
There's an option of taking a free audio tour. I took one but someone was speaking to me when I was listening to the instructions, so I missed all of the instructions on how to use it!

Theres a path that takes you to the main skywalk and on the way to it, there is amazing views of the other glaciers surrounding. You can also spot some of the waterfalls and streams that come from the glacier.

The main platform was quite an experience! Probably not the best for someone with fear of heights, but it is quite an adrenaline rush being able to see the bottom from under your feet! There are quite a lot of people around, but the views are amazing. It's worth going!

You'll also see some mountain goats climbing up the side of the mountains. It's interesting to see how they manage to do that on such a steep mountain side!

Afterwards, we made our way back to the bus line and took the bus back to the centre.

Overall this whole experience was great, it's worth going to both the glaciers and skywalk if u have the time! In my opinion, walking on the glaciers was my favourite out if the two!Read more
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Peyto Lake
June 14, 2017 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
Our last destination of the day was Peyto Lake. Its a 10 minute walk from the main car park, but it's a gorgeous walk! There was still snow around this area so we were careful not to slip and fall. There were tall green trees all around, reminded me a bit of Christmas!
The first view of the lake is stunning. Honestly one of the bluest lakes I've seen. I've heard that this lake looked like a cat or a bear. To my eyes it looks like a cat.Read more
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Trip end
June 15, 2017