Don't trust the weathermen

When I last wrote we were facing a gloomy couple of days , according to the weather forecast, and were debating whether to stay in Jasper or push on through.  We compromised and decided to book 1 night and see how it went.  But when we got to the campground , at 11:30 am, it was already over half full and RV's were lining up, so we decided to book in for 2 nights.  That turned out to be a good decision.  In the brochure they handed out at the gate they had the top 5 things to do in Jasper in the rain ( I'm guessing it rains here a lot).  So after checking in, we took one of the recommended drives along the Maligne road. It was beautiful with rock canyons and waterfalls.  We spent the rest of the day exploring the area.  And the rain held off for the most part.  That night it rained off and on.  We had a campfire and Gerry put the canopy in the van up so we would move between the fire and the canopy, depending in the weather.  The next day we got up and drove to the Columbia Icefields.  It is 100 km south of Jasper, but it took us almost 3 hours to get there.  We stopped at a couple of waterfalls, several scenic lookouts and even in between.  Gerry took LOTS of pictures.  At the Icefields we hiked to the toe of the glacier.  Haven't used are bikes at all, except in Summerland but we are doing lots of walking.  The weather on Sunday was absolutely beautiful; sunny and warm, not the rain and thunderstorms forecast.  Today is another beautiful day and we are heading to Lloydminister for a couple of nights to visit.  We get to sleep in a real bed and do laundry.  Yeah!