Jasper National Park of Canada | Judith & Mark’s Travels

The drive from Banff to Jasper along the Icefields Parkway was a delightful journey in beautiful mountain scenery. It was gray and sprinkling rain much of the day. Several of these, Judith took through the windshield as we drove! — You can click on any of the pictures to open in a new tab, larger size.

We stayed at the David Thompson Resort in Cline River, AB. (Really they are synonymous – the campground is the entire town of Cline River!) As some may remember, we spent a summer at Grand Portage National Monument, immersed in the story of the fur trade. David Thompson was a fur trader, explorer, and map maker — his maps of western Canada were the standard until well into the 1900’s. The nearest real town to our campground was Rocky Mountain House, AB, which had started as a fur trading post for the NorthWest Co. and was only 85 miles away! So we drove over to pick up a few supplies, and to visit the park dedicated to the fur trading site. The site did not begin to compare to Grand Portage, but was interesting — but the drive was more interesting with a huge glacial reservoir on the Saskatchewan River and a small herd of mountain goats along the road.