After a leisurely start to the day we drove back into Jasper and spent some time in an internet cafe catching up on emails, our journal and various researches. Jasper was picturesque, with another bright sunny day really showing the mountains and the town at its best. It was with more than a little regret that we headed south down the Icefield Hwy out of Jasper. A little way south we stopped at a hiking trail around the five lakes and spent a couple of hours strolling through the pine forests and admiring the lakes; what a wonderful setting for some well needed exercise.

Lunch followed our walk and then we were south bound again to Jonas Camping ground, one of the National Park camp grounds along the Icefield Hwy. Jonas was a small campground in a pine forest with only 20 or so camping spots and with a narrow tight road way and camping spots that were a bit of a challenge to negotiate. When we got there at 4:30 half the camping spots were already taken by tourists in rented RV's. Throughout the remainder of the day more rented RVs turned up and we were well entertained watching the process of selecting a campsite and negotiating the vehicle into the chosen spot. By about 7:00 the ground was full but RVs kept arriving. We eventually shared our site with a young Dutch couple.