Jasper south and into Banff

We proceeded south out of the town of Jasper in the Icefields Parkway. Along the way the fantastic scenery continued, and added in many more glaciers with closer views. We camped one night at the Columbia Icefields Centre, which was essentially a parking lot with campers, but with views far and above the typical boondock camp at Wal Mart. The following day we explored the Athabasca Glacier in the morning before continuing into Banff NP, finally camping at Mosquito Creek CG where we camped in the van down by the river...

Athabasca falls

Just a few hundred meters below the falls, a calm river. 

Canyon between the two pix above. 

The traveling group 

Camped at Icefields Centre.  Nice glacier view. 

Sunrise in the same glacier as above 

Hike to the toe of the Athabasca Glacier 

Weeping Wall reminded me of El Capitan in Yosemite. This one is probably only 8 or 9 pitches though. 

Shot down the valley heading to Lake Louise. 

Camped at Mosquito Creek... sunshine, knitting and thankfully no bugs. 

View from Mosquito Creek CG