Jasper has always been my favorite place! After we moved to Edmonton, Jasper was our first holiday destination. Since then I have been to Jasper quite a few times. But, until recently (July, 2011) I have never taken the Maligne Lake cruise to Spirit Island. Spirit Island is the first Albertan icon, which I saw in a wallpaper during my childhood, in India. I did not know the name of the place. But, I can still remember how I wanted to be at the very place of that wallpaper. I still remember the photo of the small island surrounded by water and mountains. When we were planning to move to Alberta, I suddenly found out that the small island was none other than the famous Spirit Island of jasper, Alberta.

This time when we planned for yet another Jasper trip, I did not miss the chance to book the cruise for Spirit Island. It was a cloudy and rainy day. But, I could recognize Spirit Island from my childhood memory. Apart from Maligne Lake and Spirit Island, we also went to see Mt. Edith Cavell, one of the tallest peaks of Canadian Rocky and two glaciers -- Angel and Cavell. These places are famous for colorful wild flowers, but I decided to present the beauty in monochrome.