September 20th-22nd, 2012 I spent 3 days with my buddy, Randy, in one of the most beautiful spots I've ever had the pleasure to wet a line in- the South end of Maligne Lake, in Jasper National Park.: e2 r! |) ^# H; {0 ~. o
; d L2 m4 F4 s" bThe only road access to Maligne is the red line at the top of this map. We travelled 22km in Randy's 18ft freighter canoe to spend 2 nights at Coronet Creek campground, way down at the bottom of the map; it's a heckuva long trip when your powered by an electric trolling motor- no gas motors allowed on Maligne! We spent Wednesday night in the town of Jasper, and were at the lake super early, anxious to get on the water. We were met at the parking lot by the greeter..., S+ L J. w7 F . f$ o& N8 U) } ^ r% }: e1 P; A: O O7 y. r0 s0 d5 T* ]6 ^, L! F
We decided it would be prudent to load up the canoe in the other end of the parking lot, a couple hundred feet away. Wasn't long before we had the canoe loaded & in the water...$ W( _8 D7 Z4 S \4 z, w 4 l; a; l$ K Q' C
1 m/ z3 q1 i L/ q& g! L( @2 \"The Aaralyn Emily", ready to go.../ E7 U0 K/ G! F$ o: z r a1 |9 Q8 `2 {+ q% C6 M9 M , x4 m, Q) J$ @Full load % q+ w& X( u' h5 _: E H/ I6 m5 E5 Q * }% y+ X4 T( \" z- P+ a5 { " r; ]7 I+ g& @3 T- b6 g' n vI love this place... 6 _; Z: c8 p$ ~' Q/ B* D0 ^" l. d2 p) r
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One of several glaciers that surround & feed Maligne Lake... 6 N3 o( z# V: R9 D2 z$ Z% V$ X2 j W
: K& x) _0 w% W* Y& L4 zImposing cliffs & fall foliage...% }" S( b. ?" r0 l" x ' _. V5 y2 n, D8 ^4 v
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We decided it would be prudent to load up the canoe in the other end of the parking lot, a couple hu ...
9 w4 ] A' g" k8 GThis is how the water looked for the whole trip- 3 days of dead calm!2 q: E; i9 P) I( e( b # j" I' E# M% T/ \ |
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We fished our way down past Spindly, Mary Vaux & Coronet Creek to the campground; picked up a few more fish on the way... 9 @- |9 x5 q. v! U/ @ 9 N2 X9 i/ U* v& S! G K M7 v5 g# _6 O8 e0 @' [% h 9 N) j8 y$ g' d* ]5 P+ @$ @5 o" T u$ u0 s) D# f 7 W( {7 ^+ M( [
% K3 @$ H7 w) |, W R) {/ \The last bit of sunlight clings to the top of the mountain; time to head back to camp. The mountains are so high around the south end of Maligne that daylight comes late & leaves early...6 q1 z9 |' N/ U/ r) E! x* U - x9 e/ |/ y; W, i* r8 |2 i' c& R
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Cooked up some supper & chatted with the fellas from Jasper who were camping there. As I went to turn in for the night, I heard some rustling a few feet away from the tent; pointed the camera in the pitch dark & got this pic... / r3 N6 f3 d w1 W, V/ R. {4 B% T# l, W* B
Looking towards Warren Creek from the dock at camp... 4 e, Z; p6 A+ M7 O + f( n' I, o$ w' b! T& a) t5 x* {
Had to scrape frost off the boat seats..., u& L' J k( b k Q% z
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( Y6 ?" b d. ]Same view, different camera setting... 1 m& j& X+ x6 Q$ \ ) c8 v) A" S3 h9 K5 Y8 W: aLittle mist coming off the lake... ( O: d9 r; n) _! Y6 G: M9 {( [ y# L8 l: Q( C! D4 w4 E7 g( b- n
spent 3 days mesmerized by reflections... : F6 L# k8 n( K! w6 n% e. H: G, R: c1 h+ B" Q) y7 L) I7 y
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Here comes the sun... % {! [* M' \: s) t7 T ; e3 P2 d2 c( a- ?! l* i9 R4 a& F2 ?; _- j% C2 U
My favorite fish pic from this trip...( t/ o3 m' M( _- ~$ j . W- O7 }9 \4 c. f/ A6 r3 ?$ e1 V" ?8 v, v) o. f + z; R5 F6 H4 K& ?. d L5 |/ P' ]5 g' |' @
3 m+ N8 L5 [8 L. W3 {' yThe shadows come early...( W( a1 F; V- E4 ^ # ^! [& f1 B& u. a* _ k3 a* ?0 D7 Z/ R" K- p, H0 ?
Bear proof bins for foodstuff..., e H! p1 m, C* Y* l$ W * B: V) t3 P+ j. ]5 p
A room with a view...1 ~( @" e$ h n ] 4 i& t+ h; y( o* ~1 N; \& c ; x' ?8 E% U8 b# N* x2 `This ruffie was hanging out on the paths through the campground on Saturday morning. He didn't care if we got super close; pic sucks 'cuz my camera takes crappy pics in low light...0 u* y+ Q3 b% E' {6 ~# A! c1 v ( J; H: i( S3 P) o
Backcountry throne; instead of digging holes, they bring these big containers in either by chopper or by snowmobile once the lake freezes up... 8 b" ?2 z2 T% U8 x6 `. a/ Q; C; s
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& Y* A9 d- _ K XPacked up camp & hit the water. Fished our way back to the narrows...6 ?4 F2 K8 c: Q. d D7 a5 y ( n7 P+ F; S' f d; @8 H" }! q1 g L# H9 w* M9 }, Z1 R6 W " Q5 t$ Q1 y* D- D6 k) R1 L4 s% B' [- t ^
% C g. B0 n& n# K- P' H- }Packed up camp & hit the water. Fished our way back to the narrows... 9 y7 s* D0 J! `. k * d9 k1 W( ~. U4 j# `0 `: X7 m 6 N$ s) N$ L- a& f 3 q; ]( Q( P$ M6 o! T9 a0 _, j( K N: ]6 ~3 V# @, o* z I 3 Y. i0 u! X4 H6 {; L7 ^ - c9 }" S) j6 P4 Z) u" b$ z
Tour boat. These boats & the warden's boat are the only gas motors allowed on the lake. Tour boats are only allowed as far as Spirit Island; once you get past the narrows you don't have to hear 'em or deal with their wake... # E4 s6 z$ U5 ` ( B9 L. N8 C: r# g' L' @% F+ n6 @# K6 M3 g
Nearly back to the boat launch... # F$ c' z0 {1 @: W8 Z+ e1 V' _% y2 O! L+ R
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All packed up... ; k0 I3 x5 t5 {" \6 l5 t! m2 F' O- C7 `. E( k
: p K$ g6 ^, G8 f9 E$ }2 |The only elk we saw...8 x& a3 c9 e6 b) G 7 Z: Q, N6 ?! u' e4 e$ u# _7 E8 N0 y3 ]) {) [8 n
One last look back... 7 T: Y# b% r9 L! d* W* Z8 H5 F+ w; o- L7 ~' l
, L6 a' c7 [, MWhat a fantastic 3 days! Fishing was actually a bit slow, but that didn't really matter. Pics cannot possibly do justice to this place; the scope & scale of these mountains just cannot be conveyed in an image on a computer screen- in the south end of Maligne you're completely surrounded by huge mountains, cliffs & glaciers. It's truly an place that has to be experienced to be fully appreciated. I hope some of you get to make this trip someday; I'm sure glad I did! + p- ~0 E) ^0 @' C. s; b
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