Jasper (and Banff) National Park are the most popular mountain holiday spots in Canada. I think it was fortunate that we arrived at Sunday night, so the weekend fighters have already left, making the places not too crowdy. Once you enter the park chances are low that you won't see wildlife. Deer and elk are in abundance and a sure thing to see. After setting up the tent we went for a quick hike to Maligne Lake. The first surprise on the road was a herd of big-horn sheep running in front of us on the road. From the far I didn't know they were sheep, I just saw a bunch of white butts hopping in front of me. It seemed this was the regular way to the feeding area, because they were not too afraid of the cars and stuck to the road. I have everything on video. I also finally had a chance to catch a deer with my photo camera as this one at Lake Maligne was really not too shy and kept on grassing couple of meters away from me, until a fellow tourist pushed the limits too far by trying to get one step closer than possible and the deer ran away. I think you shouldn't get closer to the animal than what he is comfortable with. You can see it on him if he gets nervous about you. Taking one step more for a better picture is a lack of respect towards wildlife for me. Buy a better lens instead of stepping on his dinner plate, I would say.
Lake Maligne is usually a very bright-coloured lake but since it was cloudy this day the colour didn't really was picture quality. The hike to Moose Lake is a really easy one, almost no elevation and leads to a very calm lake. It had a nice refleaction of the surrounding mountains.
Actually Jasper was less overrun by tourists then I expected and delivered the typical mountain town look with some nice wood and stone buildings lining the main street. Although they say Banff is more crowded, we will see tomorrow. Tonight it's very cold so I am guess I am going to be a bit freezing in the tent. They said it will be 3-4 Celsius during the night. Fortunately my sleeping bag keeps me warm in these temperatures as well.
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