Back Road Through Jasper National Park

From Cavell Lake we decided to take the back way home and took a beaten down pot holly road through Jasper which met up with the main road near Athabasca falls.  We once again loved getting so see some new places as we drove and a different view of the mountains.  
We made a quick stop to see where two rivers meet.  Seems like it was some sort of continental divide where the water from the rivers actually run NORTH.  If you look closely you can see the two different colors of water in about the middle of the picture.  

We also came across this really cool looking YELLOW lake.  We have no idea what causes it to be this color but we were always in awe with the different colors of lakes in both Banff and Jasper.  They are something special that is for sure! 

Once we arrived back at camp, the boys got on “fire duty” by going and picking up fire wood (which the campground actually supplied for a nominal fee) and getting a fire going while Ady and I worked on cutting up vegetables and meat for some tinfoil dinners.  Then we had fun sitting around the campfire eating our dinners and roasting marshmallows.  Later we made friends with our next door neighbors whose son was a professional boxer (and traveled all over the world) and they gave us a tour of their new Keystone Trailer (which actually slept 10!) It was fun getting to know our new friends and hearing about their interesting lives.

While we talked, the kids explored.  Here Harry is showing off his massive walking stick! 

A view of our campsite 

Then it was time to put kids to bed, so we got everyones teeth brushed and prayers and scriptures said.  The rest of the night Adam and I worked to pack up camp since we were heading back down to Banff the next day.  And then it was bedtime for us.  Sure was an awesome day though where we got to see Gods hand in our lives with the amazing creations he’s given us.  How grateful we are to live in a day and age where we can travel and see so many incredible places! We are so blessed! 

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