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Monday, July 11th – Jasper, British Columbia to Edmonton, Alberta - Day 150 

Our first task was to visit the visitor centre in the town of Jasper. We got dog tags, a list of things to do, a cool t-shirt and we started our Explorers book. Our group spread out a little bit to explore the town before reconvening and getting on the road. 


 Our first stop was Maligne Canyon. The parking lot was rammed. I dropped everyone off at the trail before going to the end of the line to park. The canyon was scenic and reminded us of Marble Canyon and Mistaya Canyon from the day before. We’ve suddenly seen a lot of beautiful canyons. We wandered all the way down to the third viewing platform, took some pictures and then slowly made our way back up the hill. 


 We started driving to Lake Maligne then realized the time crunch we were under. We had a four-hour drive to Edmonton, we were planning on having dinner with my friend, Charles. It was almost 3:30pm, with no stops, we’d make it for 7:30pm. We turned around and started driving to Edmonton. We saw a black bear at the side of the road, a benefit of the extended drive. 


Our drive featured quick stops to soak our feet in Lake Jasper, several bathroom breaks, and a stop to pick up Dominoes pizza for dinner. We arrived around 8:30pm to a welcome from Charles and his sons Nick and Luke, and Nat and her son, Mason. We chatted until late, I’ve known Chuck since Grade 1 so it was really nice to see him again.

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