A stormy Athabasca Falls with Mount Kerkeslin 2,956 m (9,698 ft) in the background. Cant wait to see these falls covered in snow soon. Kerkeslin is the highest peak of the Maligne Range. Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.
A Wapati or Elk (Cervus canadensis). Not quite as tall as Moose, the Elk in Jasper are protected from hunting and can be found up to 10 ft. (3 m) from nose to tail with weights up to 450kg (990 lbs). Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.
Spent the day yesterday in a Jet boat at Fort George Canyon. Up until the completion of the railway the Fraser River was the main transport route in and out of Fort George (now Prince George), and the Fort George Canyon was one of the key obstacles that sternwheelers had to navigate. It quickly became known for its dangerous reefs, rapids, and whirlpools. Sternwheelers like the “BX”, “Nechacco” and “Quesnel”, navigated these treacherous waters in the early 1900’s. The BX sank in Ft George Canyon in November 1919 after striking a rock. It was loaded with 2500 bags of cement that perished. In April 1921, the Quesnel would become the last sternwheeler to run the gauntlet through the canyon. She was relaunched with the intent of resuming the local service abandoned by the BC Express and BX and lasted only three weeks before being wrecked in the canyon. During the salvage of her cargo, which included 100 barrels of beer, she broke free from the rock she was caught on and sank and was never recovered. Fort George Canyon Provincial Park, Northern British Columbia, Canada
