This Is Paradise: Maligne Lake, Jasper Tramway/ The Whistlers in Jasper National Park

By Stephen A. Nelson

For the Brandon Sun

“If I’ve only got one day in Jasper, what’s the one thing I MUST do?”
Well, if you were my guest in Jasper, I would hope you would stay more than one day. Six days of (re)creation would be suitable for a place many believe to be Paradise.
But if you have only a short time in Jasper, here’s what I would show you...

A River Runs Through It: Athabasca River by Moberly Cabins in Jasper National Park

Blue on Blue: The Athabasca River, looking southwest towards Jasper.

The area now known as the Moberly Cabins was once the site of a fairly large settlement of non-status Indians - about 70 families.

But because they had no treaty, no formal land claims and were ruled not entitled to squatters' rights, they - like many other native peoples - were forced to leave the area when it became part of Jasper National Park.

Photo copyright Stephen A. Nelson

I've Been to the Mountain Top: The Whistler's Via Jasper Tramway

View from the Top: Looking towards Mount Edith Cavell from The Whistler's in Jasper National Park (not to be confused with Whistler, in British Columbia.)

Photo copyright Stephen A. Nelson