Jasper





Here we are in Jasper, visiting my aunt and uncle and cousins here. The young one is my cousin's kid, Hannah - she is adorable. We've had a beautiful day, Canyon Crawling, and enjoying the beautiful sites of Jasper Alberta.

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Ariana said…
There's so much snow in Jasper!! Looks like they have more than Banff does.

So are you guys coming through Calgary, or not so much?
6:17 pm
Angela Oliver said…
sorry ariana! it would have been great to see you before you went off galivanting around the world! It was a struggle, but finally Jasper won over Calgary as Leigh had never been here before.
Hope all the planning and packing is going really well
Thinking of you...
1:19 am
Lindsey said…
wow, fun, fun, fun! love the pictures!
5:49 am
Ariana said…
Ah well, such is life. Everything is going swimmingly... I still can't believe I'm finally taking this trip that I have wanted to take my whole life. I don't think it's going to sink in until I'm on the plane!! (If then!)
5:50 am
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