July 27, 2024
The initial plan upon leaving Whitehorse was to get off the plane at Edmonton, spend the night at Jasper in the rockies, drive down the glacier parkway to Banff, then catch our flight home to Boston. However, wildfires in Jasper National Patk head reached the town of Jasper yesterday, burning down much of the town. Our flight on Air North (Yukon's Airline) continued on to Calgary, and they accommodated our request to proceed there without much fuss.
Driving west, the Rockies began abruptly and we followed the gentle Bow River Valley to Canmore. We found a hike up a ridge on the east side of the valley. Excellent view to effort ratio on the 4-mile loop hike up the Tibbets Quarry trail. The rivers, streams and any other watercourse encountered were completely dry.
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