It was quite the day! I had just spent 12 hours on the overnight greyhound from Vancouver to Jasper without a wink of sleep. I couldn't bring myself to close my eyes while driving through the mountainous midnight silhouettes of the Canadian rockies, I had never seen anything quite like it, I was blown away. I eventually arrived in Jasper freezing cold at 6am with nowhere to go until check in at the wilderness hostel at 5pm. I checked my bags in at a friendly post office and proceeded to walk around the deserted small town streets until the Canadians woke from their slumber and made their way to the community pancake breakfast. This was followed closely by a quick ceremony in the park and then a street parade down main street. I was too tired after checking in at the hostel to go back into town to see the fireworks. I bet they were great but not as great as a good nights sleep after 30 hours of restless travel and transit.
I decided to take the photos from a kids perspective. It was interesting to gauge the youngsters interest in Canada day. So without further adieu here are the images from Canada Day (July 1st) in Jasper, this time last year.
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