When the going gets tough, the tough get going. But sometimes even the toughest boots give up at some time. Reflections on leather boots.
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March 22, 2011Blue Creek to Three Slides: Jasper National Park: The long way through
February 04, 2011Cold Feet? Ha! Try Cold and Wet! – Jasper National Park: The long way through
Jakob and Mona, although they've got loads of hiking experience, encounter a new problem. They also decide to make an MVP of the day.
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January 24, 2011Sheldon to Welbourne – Jasper National Park: The long way through – Day III
3rd day. Sheldon Inn Campground to Welbourne– 25 km – Start 8:10 – Finish 17:10
I did tell you that I keep my promises, right?! And here we go: this day had a lot of what you can expect on a hike. The good moments and the bad moments.
One of the bad moments definitely was the rain during the night. We packed the stuff and planned to have breakfast later at the waterfall. I had to strap the fly sheet on the outside of my backpack – with no chance of drying during the day. It hadn’t looked like the weather was going to be better. We left the camp and were curious of what we will see today. The first major highlight was the Snake Indian Falls. And I can tell you. It is absolutely magnificent.
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January 06, 2011Celestine to Sheldon – Jasper National Park: The long way through – Day II
2nd day. Celestine Lake to Sheldon Inn Campground – 22 km – Start 8:20 – Finish 16:00
We got up at 7:30 and enjoyed a wonderful morning, while we packed our stuff and had a nice breakfast. Alex had left already so we were just the two of us. The trail continued on a very unspectacular unused ATV road. We were a little bit disappointed but had hope, ‘cause we will be on the trail for a couple more days. I can tell you this hike is nothing for a hiking gourmet. No view but woods. No hiking trail but an ATV road. No elevation but long flat straight.
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December 24, 2010Trailhead to Celestine – Jasper National Park: The long way through – Day I
1st day. Trailhead parking lot to Celestine Lake. About 8 km.
On our first day, Alex, a guy from Montreal joined us. Mona and I enjoyed the company of Alex very much. Not because he is funny, but he had driven us to the trailhead.
Just kidding.
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December 15, 2010Ideas to Reality – Jasper National Park: The long way through – Intro
Have you smelled the woods, eaten lunch with bears, heard the hauling of wolves lately? If not, come with us on a long distance backcountry hike in Jasper Nationalpark! I promise a true hiking experience. And I keep my promises. Promise. Now that you are in the team I should introduce our small hiking party. We - that is Mona, 28, my girlfriend, just finished university and me, mostly I answer to the name of Jakob, 26. And so far you missed a little bit, because we started our adventure six weeks ago in Denali National Park, Alaska. We hiked, canoed, hitch-hiked and took a ferry on our way to Jasper National Park in Alberta. But now you are here. This is our story.
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May 20, 2010Découvert en Alberta : Le plus grand barrage de castor au monde
Le Grand mur de Chine impressionne toujours les touristes avec sa réputation comme étant la seule structure humaine visible de l’espace. Et pourtant c’est un accomplissement qui à été égalé par de simples rongeurs.
Perdu dans les recoins du parc national reculé de Wood Buffalo, au nord de l’Alberta, on a découvert un barrage de castor mesurant quelque 850m de long ! Un record présumé. À cette longueur, qui dépasse les 484m du titanesque barrage LG2 de l’aménagement Robert Bourassa (voir aussi : Là où la route prend fin – 2e partie : La route), on pourrait apparemment l’observer de l’espace (ce qui n’a pu être confirmé, nos appels à la Station spatiale internationale n’ayant pas été immédiatement répondus).
Cette géante entreprise zoologique fut découverte en 2007 par des scientifiques faisant de la recherche avec Google Earth mais ce n’est que récemment qu’elle a attiré l’attention de la presse internationale. Et avec quel succès ! D’Istanbul à Karachi les manchettes vantent le chef d’œuvre industriel de ces petits mammifères nordiques.
Dans la contrée des castors
Et pourtant, il semblerait que personne n’ait jamais pu observer le barrage en personne.
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