We decided to do a road trip with the hiking crew up to Jasper to do some hikes there. We rented an AirBnB just east of Jasper and loaded up a couple cars and left on Friday morning with the plan to do a couple short hikes along the way.
Because of the many forest fires burning South of the border, we were concerned our views would be diminished but hoped that the smoke might not be as bad further North. Our first stop was Bow Lake and the beautiful reflections of Crowfoot Mountain.
Hiking crew at Bow Lake 
Mary at Bow Lake 
Map of Bow Lake
While not much of a hike, it was an amazingly beautiful spot with the hazy sky.
We continued on North with a stop for snacks (which became lunch) at Saskatchewan River Crossing where the smoke seemed even worse. (Everyone of us exiting the car commented on how smoky it was)
Our next stop was supposed to be a hike up Parker Ridge (sorry Terese) but we made an impromptu stop in a parking lot at the top of the hairpin turn to go see Panther Falls. We hiked down the cliff to see Bridal Veil Falls and the base of Panther Falls.
Bridal Veil Falls 
Hike to base of Panther Falls 
Panther Falls 
Big Bend going up to Sunwapta Pass & Panther Falls
Our next stop was to see the Athabasca Glacier on the Icefields Parkway. The smoky sky blocked some of the warming sun so we only did a quick hike to the toe of the glacier.
Athabasca Glacier
A short drive away, before heading down from Sunwapta Pass, we stopped at Tangle Creek Falls to scramble around this beautiful little spot.
For our 3rd set of waterfalls, we made a quick stop at Sunwapta Falls.
Sunwapta Falls 
Sunwapta Falls
Our last stop before Jasper (and my fav) was Athabasca Falls.
Athabasca Falls 
Mary on the Abandoned Channel 
Athabasca Falls
We made it to our AirBnB, had some dinner and relaxed before bed to rest before doing Mount Edith Cavell Meadows the next day.
Swears: 1
- 1 for the smoke
- We were in the car all day… no hills!
Mary Swears By It 