This photo was taken out the window of our cabin at Jasper Park Lodge
in Jasper National Park, Alberta in mid-February. You can see the
characteristic evergreen trees that are found throughout the area along
with the Rocky Mountains in the background. The lake in the
foreground has hot spots that gurgle up occasionally from the hot
springs that feed them and prevent the ice from forming in some
spots. (Skating not recommended *grin*)
More About Jasper National Park: On September 14, 1907, the
Dominion Government established Jasper Forest Park (later called Jasper
National Park), setting aside an area of about 13,000 square kilometres.
The National Parks Act was passed in 1930 and Jasper was officially
established as a national park, with a final area of just over 10,000
square kilometres.
