Road trip to Jasper
For the first time since we've been in Canada we went on a road trip with friends to Jasper. Mostly for the food actually and less for the skiing, we had booked a table at Andy's Bistro for Saturday night (the best value fixed price menu in the Rockies with amazing food) and were planning on doing a Sunday brunch at the Jasper Park Lodge before going home.
Packed to the absolute limit
The Road Trip Captain
The Road Trip Crew
We were all staying together at our favourite "Approved Accomodation" in Jasper and so had plenty of room for the 6 of us plus all the booze that we bought up with us :-) The coolest thing was that once we got to the hill, each couple was getting down it a different way. Col and I were on telemark skis (still trying to get better for the trip to Campbell Icefields in April); David and Monica were on traditional alpine downhill skis zooming down the slopes with abandon; and Rod and Huey were on snowboards for the first time. Regardless of the different modes of getting down the hill we all had a great time and totally wore ourselves out over the course of the Saturday.
The crew up at Marmot Basin, Jasper National Park
Dinner at Andy's Bistro was another highlight of the trip, we had a table for 9 and everyone got the prix-fixe menu and after a few bottles of wine for the table we were all in fine form. I'm convinced that good food and wine are the glue that holds civilisation together and that without places like Andy's we would all collapse into anarchy and chaos.
Friends
After dinner we kicked on at a nearby bar and then finished up back at the basement suite and by the time we got up the next morning no-one was really feeling like going for even more food at the JPL, we'd probably missed it anyways, so we headed off to the local bakery and got some provisions for the trip home and cruised back to Edmonton. All in all a great fun time was had by all and we're looking forward to doing it again, maybe in the summer.
Packed to the absolute limit
The Road Trip Captain
The Road Trip Crew
We were all staying together at our favourite "Approved Accomodation" in Jasper and so had plenty of room for the 6 of us plus all the booze that we bought up with us :-) The coolest thing was that once we got to the hill, each couple was getting down it a different way. Col and I were on telemark skis (still trying to get better for the trip to Campbell Icefields in April); David and Monica were on traditional alpine downhill skis zooming down the slopes with abandon; and Rod and Huey were on snowboards for the first time. Regardless of the different modes of getting down the hill we all had a great time and totally wore ourselves out over the course of the Saturday.
The crew up at Marmot Basin, Jasper National Park
Dinner at Andy's Bistro was another highlight of the trip, we had a table for 9 and everyone got the prix-fixe menu and after a few bottles of wine for the table we were all in fine form. I'm convinced that good food and wine are the glue that holds civilisation together and that without places like Andy's we would all collapse into anarchy and chaos.
Friends
After dinner we kicked on at a nearby bar and then finished up back at the basement suite and by the time we got up the next morning no-one was really feeling like going for even more food at the JPL, we'd probably missed it anyways, so we headed off to the local bakery and got some provisions for the trip home and cruised back to Edmonton. All in all a great fun time was had by all and we're looking forward to doing it again, maybe in the summer.
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