En Route to Jasper

It's 288 km (173 miles) from Banff to Jasper. You will need to purchase a park pass--CAD19.60 for 2 people per day. An annual pass costs the same as a 7-day pass.

The road is well maintained and the drive is stunning. Transcanada Hwy 1 becomes the Icefields Parkway 93 after Lake Louise.

We had planned to drive northbound non-stop and stop at different sites when we drove south a few days later. We couldn't pass up Bow Lake though. It was gorgeous, especially with the mirror image in the lake.

Good thing we stopped because a few days later, the weather didn't cooperate and we couldn't see the mountains at Bow Lake.

You won't find wildlife on the Icefields Parkway because there is a fence keeping the animals from entering the highway.

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