16Aug11: The Canadian: Day 4 (Rail Day 4)

At dawn we were just coming into Edmonton, Alberta. Shortly thereafter we entered the Canadian Rockies. Unbelievably beautiful. The track mostly follows rivers with the mountains rising on either hand. Still no wildlife for most of us. Marc saw a couple of bighorn sheep through his binoculars, but that was pretty much it. There was a short stop in Jasper, Alberta where we got out and wandered around town for an hour or so. After Jasper we continued on the eastern slope of the Canadian Rockies and crossed the continental divide at Yellowhead Pass. Throughout the entire trip on the Canadian we continued to wait for the east-bound traffic.