2023-Aug: Jasper National Park, Alberta - Canada (Levels 2 to 3)

Days 2 to 4 of HikingOC Annual Summer Trip to the CANADIAN ROCKY MOUNTAINS: Lake Louise, Banff, Yoho, Jasper National Parks, Calgary and vicinity https://www.meetup.com/hikingoc/events/294647592/

RSVP is NOT SECURED a space. Please contact the host via message, email or in person on a local hike to discuss more about the trip!

GENERAL RATING/DIFFICULTY: Levels 2 to 3: Moderate to Strenuous for distance, elevation and pace. Click to see RATING TABLE for more info about hiking levels https://tinyurl.com/HikeRating

Trails Condition Report for more info
http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/tcond/cond_e.asp?oPark=100244
Weather Forecast to pack your clothes accordingly
http://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/ab-70_metric_e.html

Itinerary: Subject to change depending on weather

1. Mon Aug 21: Malign Valley area: Malign Canyon and Malign Lake area/Bald Hill?
   https://www.meetup.com/HikingOC/events/263072783/
2. Tues Aug 22: Athabasca Falls, Valley of the Five Lakes and if the Miette Hot Springs reopens/Surphur Skyline, etc.
   http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/ab/jasper/activ/explore-interets/glacier-athabasca.aspx
   Athabasca Falls http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/ab/jasper/activ/ete-summer/randon-hike/d-2013.aspx
3. Wed Aug 23: heading south on Jasper to Sunwatha Falls and more stops sightseeing the Icefields Parkway to Peyto Lake, Yoho NP before heading to Banff National Park

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: for more info 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

2019 Trip
2016 Trip
2014 Trip: https://www.meetup.com/HikingOC/events/185925792/

REMINDERS: PLEASE READ!

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