Time for some exploring, fishing and hiking!

So, I am all set for my job as a tour guide, and still have some time left to spent as I'll start my first tour end of July. With some other guides we decided we should spent some more time in Jasper and explore a bit! Our manager agreed to lend us a car for a couple of days, so off we went! 

Jasper lies in the middle of Jasper National Park and is a cute little town. Around it, there are plenty of opportunities to go hiking, swimming, canoeing or just simply enjoying views of the mountains.

We decided to go up to Mount Edith Cavell and the Angel Glacier. Unfortunately the trail was still closed, but we were able to go to the foot of the glacier and the lake and enjoy the stunning view: 

View of the lake and glacier

My friends walking near the glaciers' lake 

A huge moraine shows how big the glacier has been

Half of the Angel Glacier broke off ages ago, but with a little imagination
 one can see where the name comes from.

The Icefield Parkway is the road going through the Rocky mountains from Jasper to Banff. You can imagine the stunning views around every corner. We drove south a little on the Icefield Parkway to our next hike, the Wilcox pass: 

On our way to Wilcox pass

A glimpse of the Columbia Icefield

Always make sure you  have a good view while having lunch,
and in the background our awesome, shabby van

Wilcox pass is a beautiful hike just opposite the Athabasca glacier. It gives you several stunning views on some of the glaciers coming down from the Columbia Icefield. I had done this hike once before with Rosine in 2011. But this time, instead of going over the pass, we went up to Wilcox peak. Steep, strenuous, but also a lot of fun and rewarding views!:

View on the glaciers

on top of Wilcox Peak!

a bunch of tour guides having fun :) 

A few of the (male) guides love to go fishing and always carry a fishing rod with them. One night we were sitting by a lake, Felix took out his fishing rod and next thing you know he has a big trout in his hands!! We took it home and put it on the BBQ next day. It was very, very, very good! And more than enough for three, it was a huge fish! 

Catch it, 

Cook it, 

Eat it!

Next day we went up to Maligne Lake thinking we would do another hike there. But as we were all sore from the previous day hiking, and Coulter knew some people and was able to get us free canoes, we decided we should start with some canoeing on Maligne Lake. We ended up having lunch on the shore of the lake, and did not hike at all that day! 

Always make sure you  have a good view
while having lunch! :-)

And last, just a few pics I can't keep from you, they are too funny. The results of some crazy guides, a flashlight and a camera:

TWT = TimberWolfTours

Felix drew something nice for Coulter here.

Felix, don't you want a picture like Coulter?
Yes, please!
(He had no idea WHERE I was drawing
something nice for him, hihi!)

Ok, that's it for today. Right now I'm on a 'little' trip through the country visiting some old friends! It's really nice to spent time with them again. I'm visiting Ottawa, Toronto, Ann Arbor, and the east coast (PEI and Nova Scotia). More about that another time.