critters

Jasper is full of wildlife. I've seen black bears, bighorn sheep, elk, caribou, mountain goats. No moose or grizzlies yet. The best way to see wildlife is simply to look for a bunch of cars parked on the side of the road; usually it's a bunch of tourons gawking at a critter. The top pic here is of course a bighorn sheep. These are rather common in the Rockies. The best experience I ever had with these guys was back in 1998 when a herd of them strolled right up to my car in the motel parking lot at Radium Hot Springs one morning and started munching breakfast.

Here's a mountain goat. This ol' goat has not groomed himself for his photo appearance...he'll no doubt look more sartorial when he finishes shedding last winter's coast and grows a new one.