Jasper NP
July 30
Today is our first full day in the Jasper area. We drove the Jeep out to Maligne Lake, about 30 miles out of Jasper. We first stopped at Maligne Canyon which was formed when the Maligne Glacier met up with the much larger Athabasca Glacier. It is a very narrow canyon, only several meters wide in many areas, thru which flows the Maligne River. Thunderous waterfalls run thru the canyon.
Next we saw Medicine Lake which is filled by the waters of Maligne River. However, there is no obvious outflow. The water exits thru sink holes in the lake bottom into caves and underground streams. In the fall, the lake totally dries up, only to refill the next spring. They have tried various ways of stopping the drainage with no luck whatsoever.
Maligne Lake is spectacular, one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen.
Today is our first full day in the Jasper area. We drove the Jeep out to Maligne Lake, about 30 miles out of Jasper. We first stopped at Maligne Canyon which was formed when the Maligne Glacier met up with the much larger Athabasca Glacier. It is a very narrow canyon, only several meters wide in many areas, thru which flows the Maligne River. Thunderous waterfalls run thru the canyon.
Next we saw Medicine Lake which is filled by the waters of Maligne River. However, there is no obvious outflow. The water exits thru sink holes in the lake bottom into caves and underground streams. In the fall, the lake totally dries up, only to refill the next spring. They have tried various ways of stopping the drainage with no luck whatsoever.
Maligne Lake is spectacular, one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen.
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