Day 6 (Aug, 6, 2009)

This morning we packed up and went to the Grind, a coffee shop in Hinton.
We both ordered Americanos.
At this particular place Americanos were referred to as just American's.
The Grind is a nice coffee shop.
Leather chairs, fireplace, tasteful design, rock wall at counter.

Punchbowl Falls inside Jasper Provincial Park.

Went on to Punchbowl Falls in Jasper Park.
Took about a 3-mile hike.
When we returned to the car the driver door was open.
Our GPS, laptop, wallets, cash, passports, and cell phones were
free for the taking for more than an hour. : )

Anne in Lake Jasper Lake.

Jasper is gorgeous. So many mountains, trails, lakes and
things to see and do.

Reflections of lake and mountains.

Fireweed covering a the ground.

Stopped by Jasper Lake which is a must go destination.
You park along the road, walk a few feet through warm soft sand
to the water. The water was perfectly clear and about 3-16 inches
for hundreds of yards. It was cold too. That factor kept us from
seeing really how far we could go.

Made it to the city of Jasper. We ate pizza at a local spot.
It had brick pizza oven and lots of room. Seems to be a real busy place
during the afternoon.


Went along the road to Overlander Falls. Rocky (different types of rock)
cool and shady. Not a high water drop but a lot of water ran through the falls.

Anne photographing Cecil at Overlander.

Overland received its name from a group of prospectors who
decided to take a land route from northern Alberta to
southwestern B.C. looking for minerals.
The over land route was considered very dangerous
as opposed to the usual route taken by sea, and then up rivers.

Drove all the way to Clearwater then north from there to the Helmcken
Falls Lodge. Another long day on the road. Arrived 11pm-12-pm.
Anne finished off box of Milk Duds for dinner, Cecil had chewy bars
and sunflower seeds.

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