Recycling

Canadians seem to recycle everything. We've noticed at the shopping receipt that one gets an extra  charge on some products like: plastic bottles, metal cans, tetra packs. After asking the locals we were told that almost any waste can be brought to a recycle site. So we found one, which was quite an experience of its own.  We were surprised that waste was being sorted out manually.

Weather conditions in Canada

It's kind of outstanding how different the weather conditions in Canada can be: floods in Kamloops, thunder storm in Quebec, forest fires in Alberta area. And that's all at the same time.

Clearwater, BC

We made a stopover in Clearwater and headed for a dinner. A place named "Old Caboose" was recommended to us. I don't have to describe it. It's enough to say that directly after dining there we had to grab BURGERS at a drive in A&W burger shop to get a better taste.

24.07 Mount Robson

Kinney Lake

Robson River

Unfortunately it's been raining the whole day, but we managed to go for a hike near mount Robson and see the Kinney lake surrounded by mountains. A 9 km round walk was nice even on a rainy day. Alas, mount Robson was hidden in the clouds. It goes as high as 3954 metres and is the highest one in the Canadian Rockies.

we are in the luck

black bear

black bear

We must be lucky as we have already seen 7 bears at a 2-3 metres distance. We've been told by the rangers that there are 90 bears for 11000sq km. Bears seem  to like highways...

Respect to Canadians

Canadian Dixie

Europeans can learn from Canadians how  Dixie should look like;-)

Respect to Canadians, the country is very clean and neat. Road signs are well placed.

23.07 Jasper

Cavell Glacier

Angel Glacier

Jasper has a lot to offer. Our host gave us some valuable tips what to see and in which order. Glaciers Angel, Ghost and Cavell are breath-taking. They look differently when the sun is shining on them. The vegetation in the area is also very unique. In comparison with other hikes it was an easy one. It is also worthwhile to go slightly higher off the trail where one can see the glaciers at the eye level.
 

Athabasca Falls

The Athabasca falls are pretty impressive. The rainbow it created was huge and very clear and the amount of water falling down is massive.





Maligne Canyon

Maligne Canyon

Maligne canyon is a definitely must see. One can get very close to it and go down along it.