Mount Robson Provincial Park Travel Guide

 balhannah Says:  At the road junction at Tete Jaune Cache, we turned and headed down Highway 5 to Valemount and Clearwater. At this time of the year, wildflowers were in bloom on the roadsides.Also, we saw quite a few Black Bears. There wasn't much traffic in this area, perhaps this was why? 

 balhannah Says:  The Rearguard Falls are not very high falls. They wouldn't want to be, because this is where the Chinook [Pacific Salmon] end their long journey. These fish have survived several years at sea, then return to the Fraser river where they were born. The Chinook have traveled... 

 balhannah Says:  For those of you who are not aware of who Terry Fox was, here is some info........QUOTE..................."Terry Fox lost a leg to bone cancer, but undertook to run across Canada to raise funds for cancer research. He completed 5,375 km before illness forced him to end his... 

 balhannah Says:  Moose Lake was our next point of interest after the Mt. Robson visitor centre. This is a huge lake. The day was dull, so not a nice photo, no Mountain reflections!Once again, we were looking for Moose, we told they hang out in the marshes on the edge of the Lake, and once... 

 balhannah Says:  The Berg Lake Trail is a long 2 day trail. We couldn't do this, so walked quite a way and thoroughly enjoyed the beautiful scenery.It begins,2 kms from the Visitor Centre. If you do the whole trek, you see lakes, rivers and waterfalls, glaciers, forests and alpine meadows... 

 balhannah Says:  The Mount Robson Park Visitor Centre is located at the park's western entrance, a must stop.From the centre, there is a wonderful view of Mount Robson, the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies,..........We had a look, then headed into the Visitor Centre for some more... 

 balhannah Says:  After departing from Jasper we followed route 16 through Yellowhead Pass to Mt. Robson. This Pass, was one of the most important native and fur-trading routes across the Rockies. It is the boundary between Jasper and Mount Robson parks, Alberta and British Columbia, and... 

 DPando Says:  An isolated wooden hut is placed on the east end of Berg Lake with a straight sight to the glacier... there are a heater and some benchs and tables inside... there is enough space for sleep there despite no bunk beds.. but a sleeping bad is right .. i reckon it as the best... 

 DPando Says:  After 6km that dont demand so much effort you reach the primitive campground and Kinney lake... this is the second stage.. the easiest one. The path runs along the lake in a loop way...the first part of the lake shore climbs the slope during some time gaining height and at... 

 DPando Says:  The path that follows the lake shore is fascinating and the views of the glacier are impressive.. despite cold snow and chilly wind...the lenght aprox 1km deserves the effort ..besides i could see lot of wildlife marks on the snow.. i guess bears indeed, goats and... 

 DPando Says:  And here it is .. after just 5h hiking up we reach the west end Berg Lake. The flat but long valley that we thread before is such an amazing scenario...mountain to the left and to the right and the chilly wind blowing and cutting your face.. luckily that day wasnt so cold... 

 DPando Says:  These pictures were taken amidst km 18-21 ..first and second are taken looking backwards walking by a heavy rocky slope by the snow over the flat valley. Strolling alone i didnt hear anything, no noises, no wildlife..just your breath ... was absolutelly terrific and amazing,... 

 DPando Says:  Few meters after the open campsite you find this river bend where you get a great panorama overview beneath Mount Robson.. cloudy and foogy looked scary but in a sunny day will be glorious and impressive. On this part of the trail you are feeling anxious to get to the lake... 

 DPando Says:  Emperor falls is located on km 17 ..just after there's a last steep part and after that the path become smoother and lighter.. Just on km 18 there's other open air campsite amidst the pine and fir trees.. no facilities at all.. its just a vivac campground with tiny parcels... 

 DPando Says:  Here it is.. after a strenous hike up we get an impressive overview.. the path gets a fork to the right and a 100m straight beneath a lush trees forest leads you from it to the bottom of the fall.. that can be touched by your hand..if you dare .. The roaring is so hard and... 

 DPando Says:  The path grows steeply from Fall of the Pools to Emperor Falls ..you can hear the roaring river in the distance hidden by a rock formation in front of you.. looks like a inner rocky stream that connect both waterfalls. The terrain changes from a wide path to calcarian rocky... 

 DPando Says:  A little bit upwards you will find another sign called Fall of the pools.. its a loop path to the right of the main trail. its forbidden but its possible to climb down a little bit to take better pictures but be aware of the slippery mood land if its wet.. At this part the... 

 DPando Says:  I remember such a beautiful landmark.. a really hard steep path with the river roaring below and a light snow was falling down over the forest and over me, sweating but unforgettable time... all those kilometers from 11.5 to aproximatelly 17 were terrible.. at some bends as...