Four days before the May long weekend I decided to get an impromptu camping trip put together – and it actually worked out!  Ian, Sam, Lindsey and Myself set off for Wapiti campground in Jasper National Park despite knowing full well what kind of weather we could run into according to the forecasts.  The days were nice, but the nights were cold. We got some mild rain Saturday night, and rain and icy snow all Sunday night and we woke up to snow Monday morning.

Here are just a few simple photos from our adventure. If you follow me on facebook, you can find the whole set there.

Saturday early evening we drove out to Athabasca Falls to, well, check out the falls. We spent most of our time just hanging out at the bottom along the
Athabascan River. Below, some mossy rocks.

There was a portion lakeside where tourists have built inukshuks (excuse the spelling).

Textures of the riverbed rocks. They’ll soon be covered in water as the glacier melts in the summer.

I entrusted Ian with my camera to take a few shots as we hung out on top of a large boulder lakeside.

Ian, Sam, and Feli.

Ian and I hiked up to the top of Old Fort Point and then continued the loop down the other side.  Our campsite is just behind that
furthest ridge of trees.

A baby tree.

A baby flower.

Ok, so these photos are a little out of order.  The four of us did a hike near Pyramid Lake earlier in the day on Saturday. There was possibly
good potential to see some bears, or get eaten by a bear on this hike, but the ladies and pooch were tired so we headed back.  We were in a heavy wildlife
crossing of somekind.

Here’s our collection of fine french beer and new zealand wine. It made the rain a little more bearable! I suggest you pick up the wine you
see on the right.  Not only was it excellent tasting, but a portion of the sales of that wine go towards the Ontario SPCA.

Another view from a lookout during our Old Fort Point hike.