Day 10 - Wild Rockies

Back from the backcountry we had the pleasure of witnessing the diverse wildlife of the Rockies; all while continuing our wonderful journey in the west.

Waking up by the lake

Following yesterday’s hike, we woke up this morning at Celestine Lake, a wonderfully peaceful campsite in the Jasper backcountry where we ate our breakfast, drank our coffee and said our goodbyes to our newfound friends before starting our hike back to the car.

BEAR !

It was bound to happen sooner or later. On our way back down the trail, Tim spotted a black bear in front of us, eating berries, living his best life, not a care in the world, we immediately froze while a mix of fear, excitement and adrenaline rushed through our bodies. Talking loudly to make sure he spotted us, he eventually wandered back into the forest letting us continue on our merry way.

Watch out !

back at the trail head we realized we still had a fair bit of off-roading to do before we where out of the woods. taking it slow ripping through the trails in our little rental car we spotted a coyote running across the road! Not long after, we had to stop as a dear was meandering in front of us.

Goats

Finally out of the trail, we where making our way back to Jasper when we spotted a family of bighorn sheep just chilling on a cliffside on the outskirts of the village, all in one morning we went from seeing practically no wildlife to having four different encounters!

Back to BC we go

After a relaxing afternoon in Jasper we made our way back to bc for that free camping and to visit mount Robson, the highest peak of the Canadian Rockies with a height of 3954m. A bit further into the valley, we found our campsite which had an amazing view of the mountain from atop a small hill behind the trees.