Jasper National Park, Alberta - Canada (Levels 1 to 3)

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Click Trail Condition Report (http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/tcond/cond_e.asp?oPark=100244) to read more and Weather Forecast (http://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/ab-70_metric_e.html) to pack your clothes accordingly

Hiking Itinerary (to see the entire trip, click here (https://www.meetup.com/HikingOC/events/181579652/))

1. Fri June 13 late afternoon: we will be in Columbia Icefield (http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/ab/jasper/activ/explore-interets/glacier-athabasca.aspx) and Athabasca Falls (http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/ab/jasper/activ/ete-summer/randon-hike/d-2013.aspx)

2. Sat June 14 all day: we will hike and have activities at Malign Lake area (http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/ab/jasper/activ/ete-summer/randon-hike/c-2013.aspx) and Miette Hotsprings Area (http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/ab/jasper/activ/ete-summer/randon-hike/f-2013.aspx)

3. Sun Jun 15 morning: we'll be at Valley of the Five Lakes (http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/ab/jasper/activ/ete-summer/randon-hike/i-2013.aspx) and stop by Sunwapta Falls (http://www.world-of-waterfalls.com/canada-sunwapta-falls.html) before heading to Banff

What to bring: wear hiking clothes (loose shorts/pants), swimming clothes, hiking boots or shoes, sandals, hat, sunscreen, water, snacks, food and personal items

***10 hiking Essentials: link (https://www.meetup.com/HikingOC/messages/boards/thread/9535234)

ABOUT JASPER NATIONAL PARK (http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/ab/jasper/index.aspx): Jasper National Park is situated 370 km (192 mi) west of Edmonton, 404 km (256 mi) northwest of Calgary and 805 km (500 mi) northeast of Vancouver

Jasper is the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies, it is wild in every sense of the word. Its landscape covers an expansive region of rugged backcountry trails and mountainous terrain juxtaposed against fragile protected ecosystems as well as the world-renowned Columbia Icefield. It’s also chock-full of wildlife, home to some of North America’s healthiest populations of grizzly bears, moose, and elk along with thousands of species of plants and insects. Date Established: 1907. Size: 2,774,500 acres

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