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Mt. Edith Cavell glacier
Mt. Edith Cavell Glacier
Mt. Edith Cavell glacier

You ask yourself, "What was your most favorite?" On a trip so fantastic as the one to the Banff and Jasper National Parks, I came away with a zillion favorites. To say that seeing a grizzly was more fun than seeing a glacier is unreasonable and untrue. I wouldn't have wanted to give up seeing either one.

With that said, let's call the Mt. Edith Cavell and the Angel Glacier not THE favorite, but A favorite.

The 11,033-ft mountain was named in honor of a British nurse who, during World War I, helped allied soldiers trapped behind enemy lines rejoin their units. The Germans considered this treason and so executed her in 1915. In 1916, the Edith Louise Cavell peak was renamed to honor her memory.

The paved path leading up to the base of the mountain is called the Path of the Glacier Trail. It's a short, but gradual uphill slope, and the reward at the top is a magnificent view of the meltpond at the foot of Edith Cavell mountain and what is called Angel Glacier.

Angel Glacier is so called because its form resembles an angel's wings as it slides down the face of the mountain.

The trail then continues past the pond and returns to the parking lot.

A partial view of the Pyramid Mountain Range from the Path of the Glacier Trail
Mt. Edith Cavell
Mt. Edith Cavell
Mt. Edith Cavell
Mt. Edith Cavell
Mt. Edith Cavell
Mt. Edith Cavell
Mt. Edith Cavell
Mt. Edith Cavell
Mt. Edith Cavell
Mt. Edith Cavell
Medicine Lake

Aaaahh, Medicine Lake, the mystery lake. It has two faces: full and empty. Full in the summer and empty in the fall. That, of course, is typical of many lakes, but the mystery around Medicine Lake is that it has no outlet. The water just seems to drain like a bathtub rather than emptying to another source.

Scientists have studied the phenomenon and discovered an underground cave system that they feel may be one of the most extensive in the world.

Even empty, the lake was quite picturesque and worth a few shots.

Medicine Lake
Medicine Lake
Medicine Lake
Medicine Lake
A closeup of the mountains above Medicine Lake
Medicine Lake
Medicine Lake
Medicine Lake
Medicine Lake
It had been raining most of the day on and off, and when we returned from further up north to Medicine Lake, the storm was just blowing across it creating some eerie scenes....and, soon after, a rainbow.
Medicine Lake
Maligne Canyon
Maligne Canyon (pronounced Mah-leen) is a great day trip from Jasper. Following the park's hiking trail via a series of bridges, 1st bridge through 6th bridge, offers views from both sides of the streaming water of waterfalls, ancient rock formations, sandstone cliffs that tower 160 feet and informative panels that explain the geological formations.
Medicine Lake
Maligne Canyon
Maligne Canyon
Maligne Canyon
Maligne Canyon
Maligne Canyon
Maligne Canyon
Maligne Canyon
Maligne Canyon
Maligne Canyon
Maligne Canyon
Maligne Canyon
Maligne Canyon
Maligne Canyon
Maligne Lake
The water that flows into Maligne Canyon come from nearby Maligne Lake, one of Jasper's more popular boating and hiking destinations.
Maligne Canyon
Maligne Lake
Maligne Lake
squirrel on Maligne Lake
squirrel on Maligne Lake
Maligne Lake boat house
Maligne Lake

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