Today was another short drive day of only 145 miles, but we planned to make a stop at the Columbia Ice Fields and hike to the toe of the Athabasca Glacier. On the way, we spot a pull out with several cars that looks interesting so we pull in. To our surprise a .5km trail to a bridge over a water canyon called Mistaya was there so we laced up the boots and headed down the trail. This short hike was a bonus stop for the day and really loved the carved water canyon under the bridge.
Afterwards, we head on to Athabasca and parked right up by the trail head and we gear up for cold and rain for this one mile jaunt to the toe. Its cold, its windy, its wet, but the view of the Glacier from the toe was pretty awesome. We got some great shots then head back to the RV. We make a quick trip to the Gift shop for another RV Sticker and decide to skip the Skywalk for $42CAN as it looked like a real touristy thing. We then drive the last 50 miles or so to Whistlers Campground in Jasper National Park. This park is huge, it has 782 campsites and another 362 across the road at Waipiti Campground. We score a sweet spot on the edge of the loop with plenty of room between sites. We make camp as we will be here five nights and the forecast looks pretty wet all weekend. With unlimited firewood provided, we create a Bob Schnee size fire to light up camp.
Miles: 145 / 2150
