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Jasper |
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Maligne
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Maligne Lake Chalet Lodge, overlooking the lake, relax on the deck
with a drink or a meal and plan out your next adventure: |
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 Maligne Lake boat cruise – Take hour and half boat cruise to Spirit Island (photo). Spectacular scenery of sparkling turquoise lake surrounded by snowy mountains. Reserve boat cruise in advance. |
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Go boating – Curly Philips Boathouse, rent canoes or kayaks and go out on the lake. |
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Miette Hot Springs (Fiddle Valley) – These are the hottest hot springs in the Canadian Rockies. There are two
hot pools here, plus a cool pool as well, all supervised by lifeguards,
but accessible only in the warmer months. Bring a picnic, taking time to follow the trail to the mining ghost town or up to Ashlar Ridge for a spectacular view. |
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Go camping – There are ten campsites in the park, you can camp in wilderness
areas, or close into Jasper. In the
summer, make camping reservations well in advance. |
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Hike
onto Prehistoric Ice (Columbia Icefield) – The Athabasca, Stutfield and Dome glaciers
are known collectively as the Columbia Icefield. The enormous “field”
of prehistoric ice melts into rivers running to the Arctic, Pacific, and
Atlantic Oceans. |
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For a more up-close-and-personal experience,
even little kids can make the hike from the public parking lot up to the
ice on their own. Peer down into blue ice fissures – but use caution, people
have been known to fall into crevices. |
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Take an “Ice Explorer”
tour (mid-April to mid-October). The Ice Explorer is a huge bus with
rollers that goes right onto the glacier – safe and comfortable. |
