We had an easy drive from Kootenay Plains, along the same road we had driven to the Ice Fields the day before, then continuing on into Jasper National Park and then to the town of Hinton, AB.

The entire trip gave us views of mountains in all their splendor…

Once in the RV Park, we had a free afternoon to catch up on cell phone service, internet, laundry, and old movies on TV. I even finished up some blog posts.

Happy hours ensued… We turned in early… At 10:00 pm… Way before sunset… Weird place…

Saturday 29 was another free day. More catching up on email and the like. We went to a late lunch (4:00pm) at the best restaurant in town – The Canadian Steakout… Very good!

Some of the Airstreamers gathered for games at the picnic pavilion

We returned to the Villa…

Sunday 30 we traveled to Maligne Canyon and Maligne Lake…

Once again we had marvelous views…

We arrived at the Maligne Canyon Trailhead to find the parking lot full. We headed to the overflow parking lot and walked back…

We found the Maligne River feeding the canyon. It is a “slot canyon”, where the river has carved its way deep into the rock…

Lots of waterfalls and rushing water…

We took thousands more pictures, but you get the idea…

We left the Canyon and continued on…

We passed Medicine Lake along the way.

Medicine Lake is a “Sinking Lake”. Under the lake are gravel-filled “drains” that allow the water to escape underground. During the Winter and Spring the lake fills to 60′-90′ deep. By the end of Summer it will be just scattered shallow ponds…

Just past Medicine Lake we came across a “Bear-Jam”. There may or may not have been a bear, but if one car stops and appears to be looking at something, all other cars stop as well…

We didn’t see anything…

We finally arrived at Maligne Lake, where we enjoyed a lovely lunch on the terrace of a fine cafe…

Maligne Lake has been a favorite summer recreation lake for many generations…

After lunch we boarded a boat for a cruise across the lake to a small island…

Once we left the dock we enjoyed spectacular views of the surrounding mountains…

At Spirit Island we were only allowed to walk along a short, fenced path. The island is considered sacred by the local indigenous peoples of Canada…

We still were able to enjoy the great views…

Back on the boat, we cruised back to the original location…

We had dinner waiting for us at the Chalet…

Dinner was good, and we left to return to the Villa…

But first, we encountered another Bear-Jam. This time we saw a bear! A nice, cute Black Bear…

I opened the skylight in the truck and Lynda stood up through it and took these pictures…

Upon our return to the campground we were treated to a lovely rainbow!

And an enjoyable time was had by all…