We stopped by and spoke with Ashland, John and Trish before leaving the campground.  We were planning to stop at Jasper Brewing Co. tonight and invited them to join us.  

Andrew and I went up the the Miette Hot Springs for a soak this morning.  This hot springs was a developed, commercial pool.  The water was chlorinated and there was a lifeguard on deck.  They also had a cafe that welcomed wet bathers.  We soaked for about an hour.  

We went into the town of Jasper for lunch.  We wandered around a bit and found a place for a burger.  We checked into our B&B, Deb and Tony's Place, put some stuff into the 'fridge and rested for a while. 

The National Parks here in Canada are a bit different than the US.  There is a real town within the park.  US has concessionaires that deal with services within the park.  On one hand, the Canadian Parks welcome free enterprise and commerce, with some regulation from the Park system.  The US parks sell out to a concessionaire and the visitor has to deal with what they are offering  Most Park Lodges in the US are very expensive, whereas, at least in Jasper, the Canadian Parks offered Bed & Breakfasts which were just a very affordable room or two in a private house.   

Around 8pm, we went down to the Jasper Brewing Co. for a beer.  We met John and Ashland there.  We talked with them about traveling pros and cons, where they had gone and how long they stayed at some places.  They had gone into Denali National Park about three weeks earlier than us and had great weather, but it had begun raining when they left.  We also talked about everything and nothing until about 1am.  We tried to be as quiet as possible while we got back into our B&B and not wake our neighbors.