Born To Be Wild: Riding in the Rockies' Road Less Travelled with Jasper Motorcycle Tours

By Stephen A. Nelson / The Canadian Press

JASPER — Any real rebel knows that it takes more than an odd haircut and a leather jacket to become a rebel. And it certainly takes more than going down to your local video store and renting Easy Rider.
To be a real rebel, you have to get off the beaten track and take the road less travelled.
And there’s no better place to do that than in Jasper, Canada’s “other” Rocky Mountain park.

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Goodbye, Norma Jean: Marilyn Monroe in Jasper National Park

The River of No Return

1953 B & W Photos by Ray O'Neil. 

Copyright Keith Allen Photography, Jasper, Alberta

In 1953, Marilyn Monroe was in Jasper to film River of No Return, co-starring Robert Mitchum.

While Marilyn was here, Jasper photographer Ray O'Neil managed to get a photo shoot with her. The result was a series of classic photos, some of which can now be obtained in Jasper's stores, especially Jasper Photography.

But River of No Return wasn't the only drama during Marilyn's stay: She was "asked to leave" Jasper's most exclusive hotel because she was wearing "inappropriate attire" for a lady: she was wearing shorts.

Marilyn then moved into one of the better hotels in town, but ended up leaving there also, after a row in the lobby. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) were called in to escort her from the hotel.

The Mounties arrived and made sure they got their woman.

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