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J4JP+4V J4JP4ft- P4&K PAflrK LODG< L0DG< in TH< CAnADi-an inTH< canADiAn ROCKKJ A ^ ROCKK5 CANADIAN NATIONAL Jo Sven/wAere in Canada J4JP-C& ANADIANS—and their visitors—are indeed fortunate, for within the Dominion are found .areas of varied beauty: towering mountain C peaks, age-old glaciers, placid lakes and P4&K verdant valleys. Every province has its beauty spots and some of the most charming of these have been set aside as national parks for the perpetual L0DC< enjoyment of lovers of the unspoiled out-of-doors. Of the great national playgrounds, none offers inTtH canADian more varied attractions than does Jasper National ROCKKJ Park in the heart of the Canadian Rockies. More than four thousand square miles—a veritable empire of virgin loveliness—are encompassed within its boundaries. Hundreds of mountain peaks, many of them yet unclimbed, pierce the very clouds and challenge the alpinist to his greatest endeavor. Beautiful lakes, majestic in their scenic setting, mirror in their placid blue waters towering mountains capped with eternal snows. Streams, varying from the brawling mountain torrent to the mighty river, intersect this greatest of Canada's national playgrounds. Forested valleys, tree-clad slopes and alpine meadows abound with animal and bird life. Jasper National Park, a haven of refuge for members of the animal kingdom, is also a haven of rest and enjoyment for man. In this new world of wonder and delight the visitor escapes from the hurry and bustle of modern existence, and the hurly-burly of the workaday world. For here man has made his influence felt only to the extent that he has made Nature in her grandest moods more accessible. Cradled amid majestic snow-clad peaks are shady green lawns, gravelled tree-girt walks, tennis courts, a heated swimming pool, and a golf course second to none in its championship calibre and scenic surroundings. Bridle paths and motor roads radiate in all directions from Jasper Park Lodge. The serene beauty of Mount Edith Cavell, as viewed across Lac Beauvert from Jasper Park Lodge. PRINTED IN CANADA 2-36 JASPER IN A PICTURESQUE SETTING As a vacation area Jasper is distinctive. The public buildings of the town and its attractive homes with beautiful flower gardens are all in harmony with their surroundings. The Administration Building, headquarters of the Superintendent and Wardens of this great National Park, attracts the visitor's attention as he alights from his train. On the station platform he will probably first encounter the Canadian Mounties, world-famous guardians of the public weal, whose picturesque uniforms of "scarlet and gold," provide an added touch of color to an already colorful landscape. The outspread wings of the Angel Glacier at JASPER PARK LODGE the base of Mount Edith Cavell. Jasper Park Lodge is unique in many respects. cabins, which vary in size from four to sixteen The main building, largest single-storey log structure bedrooms, and are clustered around the main build of its kind in the world, comprises a spacious lounge, ing. Two of them are entirely self-contained, with dining rooms, ball room, other public rooms and bedrooms, living quarters, dining room, kitchen and administrative offices, as well as a limited number of servants' quarters. Cabins are steam heated. Every bedrooms. The majority of guests, however, find room has running hot and cold water, telephone, their sleeping accommodation in the bungalow electric light, and the majority have private baths. Jasper Park Lodge with its broad, flower-bordered lawns sweeping down to the edge of Lac Beauvert. J-0-SP4A, PAIVK L0D6-* Extravagant praise is amply justified by Maligne You may ride or climb to Old Fort Point and obtain Lake's marvellous vista. this wide sweeping vista of the Athabaska Valley. Charming and comfortable are the individual log bungalows. [2] f 3 ] The spacious and inviting lounge in the Main Lodge. The builders of Jasper Park Lodge drew upon the surrounding forests and mountain-sides for their materials. Logs and native boulders were used in its construction, and were utilized also for decorative purposes. A huge double fireplace of native stone radiates a cheerful glow in the spacious lounge of the main lodge, where guests gather for their evening discussions, for bridge or to listen to the orchestra. Curiously twisted boles and branches of trees are cunningly wrought into decorative screens and other features. Mounted heads and skins of big game Twin beds and every comfort. animals, taken from the hunting territories just beyond the Park boundaries, decorate the walls, emphasizing the log chalet atmosphere which prevails. Jasper Park Lodge has accommodation for six hundred and fifty guests. In all respects it is a perfectly appointed, modern hot-el, yet vastly different from its counterpart found in the busy city. Its cool, spacious dining room seats five hundred persons at the one time. Adjacent to the Lodge are excellent tennis courts, while just beyond the velvety lawns which stretch from the verandahs down to the shore of Lac Afternoon tea is served on the verandah of the Beauvert stands the open- Main Lodge. air swimming pool, where the guests find the pure, sparkling water of the mountain streams warmed to a comfortable degree. J-ftJP-** PA4VK LODO-t The unerring sense of the appropriate is evident in Point Cabin. Two-suite cabin. every detail in the main dining room. { 5] I 4 1 THE MAGIC SPELL OF A VACATION LAND To the traveller, fresh from the strain and noise Roche Bonhomme, the "Old Man of Jasper," out of modern cities, the first impression of Jasper is one lined against the skyline; west of it stands Pyramid, of blissful restfulness and peace. The silence of the one of the Rockies' most colorful peaks, while in the forest, the wide spaces of the Athabaska Valley, the distance rises massive Roche Miette guarding the serenity of the massive peaks which rise to the clouds eastern entrance to the broad expanse of the Atha on every hand, exquisitely colored Lac Beauvert, the baska Valley. beautiful green lake, stretching in front of the Lodge, Gone is that feeling, prevalent at many moun seem all that the tired vacationist could desire. tain resorts, of being confined in a narrow valley He will feel new blood coursing through his veins, with perhaps but one view to be enjoyed. Instead encouraging him to greater efforts than he deemed there is a feeling of roominess, of space for enjoy possible on arrival. He will wish to see for himself ment, of a playground centre surrounded, but not what lies beyond yon mountain range, to learn what hemmed in, by the magnificent, towering peaks it is that has made Jasper Park golf course one of which provide the jagged sky-line effect. the outstanding tests of golfing ability, to feel and to hear again the creak of saddle leathers beneath Nature made the playground. Man has made him. Mountain air does not encourage indolence, it more enjoyable by bringing the comforts of at least not until one has enjoyed the out-of-doors modern civilization to Jasper Park. The Lodge is and is healthily tired by bodily exercise. not a big city hotel transplanted to the mountains; it There is no dearth of immediate scenic attrac is rather a series of bungalows constructed of native tions for the vacationist who makes his head logs and boulders, grouped around a main building— quarters at Jasper Park Lodge. From his lakeshore a hostelry which provides every comfort, service and cabin or from the wide verandah of the main building, convenience for the visitor, yet blends so perfectly he discovers awe-inspiring peaks on every hand. with its environs that it seems part of Nature's Across Lac Beauvert stands the snow-clad peak of original plan. Mount Edith Cavell, with its spectacular Glacier of the Angels. The peaks of Hardisty and Kerkeslin greet him in a continued panorama. In the one Toe-tickling music and a perfect direction lie the serrated peaks of the Colin Range, floor I If necessary the social hostess will find you a partner JASP4P, It's a popular rendezvous, The Pool. Some come to swim—others to sun bathe. Warmed to an agreeable temperature, the water is sparkling, pure, and tempting to young and PAJVK old alikz. LODO-t fast courts speed up your game. [ 7] 16] MOTORING IN THE PARK More than one hundred and twenty-five miles Mount Edith Cavell's Glacier of the Angels; another of excellent motor roads have been constructed follows along the Pocahontas game trail to Miette within the boundaries of Jasper National Park. Hot Springs, yet another beside the tumbling Maligne Radiating in different directions from the Lodge, River to the foot of Medicine Lake. A thrilling these roads penetrate the mysteries of Maligne drive is afforded by the recently completed road to Canyon and unveil the hidden beauties of Pyramid the Columbia Icefields, nearly fifty miles distant Lake and Mountain. One ascends in a series of from the Lodge. This highway, which will even switchbacks and hairpin bends from the level of the tually connect the national parks of Canada's Athabaska Valley to the very foot of the moraine of northern and southern Rockies, leads through an area of scenic grandeur to the foot of Sunwapta Falls, and presents a vista of loveliness hitherto accessible only to the more adventurous traveller who rode the pony trails beyond the passes. The automotive equipment at Jasper Park Lodge includes passenger automobiles and buses. The chauffeurs—experienced drivers—are versed in the history and lore of the Park and are thus com petent guides who add to the pleasure of their patrons' journeys over these historic trails.