Monday morning, sunrise in Edmonton looked like this, with just a few clouds making for a colorful sky.
In contrast, Tuesday morning was a gray, cloudy sunrise with no color.
Tuesday, our train ride on Via Rail was scheduled to leave Edmonton at 7:37 a.m. and arrive in Jasper at 1:00 p.m. Monday, I received an email that the train would be delayed. Monday evening and Tuesday morning, I called Via Rail's tool free number and was told to expect departure between 9:30 and 11:30. This meant we could leave our hotel after breakfast. We got to the Via Rail terminal around 8:30 and much to my surprise, were told we had to check Patty's suitcase - I was surprised, in that I had seen many suitcases that size and larger as carry on luggage on other trains (but this was my first time on a train in Canada). So after checking luggage, we relaxed and waited - and waited.
Our train finally boarded around noon, then we sat and waited for a broken cargo train to move. It was a slow ride to Jasper and we finally got to our hotel around 7:30 p.m. The delay meant we ended up having both lunch and dinner on the train. We also met five members of a family who were from Maine, except for one daughter who is from Colchester, VT and is an account rep for WCAX TV in Burlington VT. We also met a woman and her teenage daughter from Montpelier but who previously lived on Osgood Hill Road in Westford; and another woman was from Burlington, where she ran an after school program for Burlington Public Schools at their Sustainability School.
Wednesday morning, I went out for my usual early morning walk and had this view - not of the sun, but of the full moon a bit before 6:00 a.m.
The sun was not up yet, but some light was showing over the mountains to the east.
By 7:00, the sky was brighter and the moon had nearly set.
There was more light, but the sun was still not showing over the mountains in the east.
Jasper is one of the many cities with ties to the railroads that were built to connect the country, in this case through the Yellowhead Pass.
Like Banff, Jaspar is in a National Park and is very picturesque.
This is the town information and visitor center.
And they have the best street names.
Even the birds are friendly, not the least bit put off by tourists.
In contrast, Tuesday morning was a gray, cloudy sunrise with no color.
Tuesday, our train ride on Via Rail was scheduled to leave Edmonton at 7:37 a.m. and arrive in Jasper at 1:00 p.m. Monday, I received an email that the train would be delayed. Monday evening and Tuesday morning, I called Via Rail's tool free number and was told to expect departure between 9:30 and 11:30. This meant we could leave our hotel after breakfast. We got to the Via Rail terminal around 8:30 and much to my surprise, were told we had to check Patty's suitcase - I was surprised, in that I had seen many suitcases that size and larger as carry on luggage on other trains (but this was my first time on a train in Canada). So after checking luggage, we relaxed and waited - and waited.
Our train finally boarded around noon, then we sat and waited for a broken cargo train to move. It was a slow ride to Jasper and we finally got to our hotel around 7:30 p.m. The delay meant we ended up having both lunch and dinner on the train. We also met five members of a family who were from Maine, except for one daughter who is from Colchester, VT and is an account rep for WCAX TV in Burlington VT. We also met a woman and her teenage daughter from Montpelier but who previously lived on Osgood Hill Road in Westford; and another woman was from Burlington, where she ran an after school program for Burlington Public Schools at their Sustainability School.
Wednesday morning, I went out for my usual early morning walk and had this view - not of the sun, but of the full moon a bit before 6:00 a.m.
The sun was not up yet, but some light was showing over the mountains to the east.
By 7:00, the sky was brighter and the moon had nearly set.
There was more light, but the sun was still not showing over the mountains in the east.
Jasper is one of the many cities with ties to the railroads that were built to connect the country, in this case through the Yellowhead Pass.
Like Banff, Jaspar is in a National Park and is very picturesque.
This is the town information and visitor center.
And they have the best street names.
Even the birds are friendly, not the least bit put off by tourists.
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