Awake to the news that Colligwood and St Kilda have played a 68 all draw in the AFL Grand Final.
Make up picnic lunch to drive to Maligne Canyon, Medicine Lake and Maligne Lake, the latter being one of the most photographed scenes in Canada.
Maligne Canyon is 51 metres at its deepest and quite breathtaking. Medicine Lake drains each year during Oct -April period as the water disappears into what is reputedly the longest underground river system in the world.
Lake Maligne lives up to its reputation with its stunning mountainous backdrop. Incidentally, the name 'maligne' is from the French meaning 'wicked' and was named by an early explorer who lost a couple of his packhorses in the 'wicked river'.
On the way to the Lake we see an elk at very close quarters on the road but the highlight of the day is undoubtedly finding a huge herd of elks on the river bed as we return to Jasper. Crowds of people line the river banks in the hope of seeing some 'rutting' action but the females seem uninterested in the ageing old buck ( sounds vaguely familiar!). Some guy had obviously had a close encounter with one of the more aggressive bucks judging by the jocks left lying in the grass.
Home-cooked pasta and a good bottle of red complete a great day.
Cheers
The Obese Ferret.
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