Writing this post about our last honeymoon day felt a little bittersweet... It feels wrong to reminisce about happy times, trying to focus on the good times Jake and I had. But then while Jake and I were talking yesterday, we remembered a line that dad said during his welcome to the family speech. He spoke about our mutual love for nature, exploring, and the continuous smiles that were on our faces. Dad wouldn't want us to focus on the sad times, he would want us to try our best to smile and focus on what good we have going.
So dad, this post is for you!
Our final day, feeling decently exhausted, we chose to explore some lakes that had been on my bucket list for a couple years, Lake Annette and Edith Lake.
As per usual, the drive in was outstandingly beautiful, see for yourself!
A bit of a moody morning, but gorgeous none the less.
Fun fact: these lakes that we visited are actually "potholes" created at the end of the last ice age. 12,000 years ago, the planet was warming and the giant glaciers that were there begun melting. As they melted, some big chunks of ice were left behind. These chunks of ice melted later and made depressions in the ground, called potholes or kettles. Annette Lake was formed by 3 potholes that filled with water.
The beautiful colours of Lake Edith, with some moody clouds made for a perfect spot to have a picnic and skip some rocks.
Probably one of my favorite photos of the day.
My mountain pose.
Next, we walked over to Lake Annette which boasts a gorgeous beach, marsh land, and views.
Along the beach, there was a group of painters capturing every beautiful angle that mother nature has to offer.
As we were walking along the beach path, Jake's eagle eyes caught a sight that we've always wanted to see up close, an eagle!
From my zoom lens, the bird of prey seems close, but he was actually quite far. Before I knew it, Jake took off full speed towards the bird, and I did my best to keep up!
Jake and I have always wanted to be able to admire these gorgeous birds of prey from the ground, but we've always spotted them from the car, and were unable to stop and admire. Both of our dads shared our admiration of eagles, so it was an even cooler experience, which made us super excited to share our photos. Unfortunately Dad Hazzard wasn't able to see these photos first hand, but here's to hoping he's checking this post out from above.
Jake and I were lucky to be able to stand there in awe for half hour or so, admiring the claws, the size and the beak of this animal. We have never been able to get this close to an eagle in the wild, and we weren't about to take it for granted.
The walk back to the car, Jake couldn't stop talking about how excited Dad would be to see our pics and hear our story, which makes me feel even more guilty for not doing this post earlier- but at least it's up now!
On our way back, we stopped in town for a coffee and a stroll through the downtown streets.
How cute is their firehouse?!
Next, we headed back to the campsite for dinner, stopping at the Palisades, and a couple turquoise lakes along the way.
The drive up to Miette Hot Springs.
Another telling photo of the pine trees affected by the mountain pine beetle.
As we pulled into the campground, I snapped a photo of the steam that flows through. It was quite a week of exploring, golfing, mountains, and love. I couldn't ask for a better person to do life with, and I will forever be thankful for the week that we got to spend in Jasper.
Hope you guys have enjoyed photos from our last day in the mountains, I'll be doing a post about the wildflowers we saw, and potentially a wedding post if I can muster the motivation.
xoxo
char hazzard
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