8/3, Friday. Depart ~9:15, was in the pre-holiday traffic. The next Monday is BC day (Heritage Day in Alberta), which I didn't know. Other than gas (CAD3.35/L@Kamploop) and toilet stops, we only did a 10 minutes walk to see Rearguard Falls. Wide short drop of Fraser River. Water is light glacier blue. 
Did picture stops at Mt. Robson visitor center and Moose Lake boat launch. 
I had to snap a photo of this outhouse. Hwy16 is scenic, along the river. Arrived at HI Jasper at 7:30 (Alberta is 1 hour ahead of Pacific time). I didn't like it here. Too far from the town (2 miles?). No view. The dorm is just one giant room. Kitchen is well stocked, fairly clean, no shoes inside. 2 picnic tables outside. Slow wifi. Room is too warm with all the people (full house). Not many mosquitoes. No shoes inside except for slippers.
8/4, Saturday. Overcast. Up at 6am. Depart ~7am. Saw an elk on the road out to Jasper. After a photo stop at Medicine Lake, parked at a giant parking lot end of the road by Maligne Lake. 
First hike of this trip, Bald Hills (6-8 miles depending on how far you go), starts out on a logging road. Some paintbrushes (both scarlet and cream colored). View of Maligne Lake is excellent. Once climbed up the first hill, continue on, you were only 2/3 the trail left. The view is expansive, 360°, on the rolling ridge, leads to more snowy peaks. 
Too cloudy. The lake color was not ideal. After the hike, I walked to the lake to take this photo. There were a lot of people here. Some brought inflatable boats to float in the lake. One guy was smoking in his boat!Stopped in Jasper town center for gas and some fruits. Busy. Gas CAD3.32/L. The grocery story (Robinsons AG Foods) is well stocked, quite busy, even has a sushi stand. The train track is busy, blocking Hazel Ave access to town frequently. Make sure you do NOT take Hazel Ave.
Drove to HI Mt. Edith Carvell for the night, hoping to do a sunset hike there. The reservation email stated that the road was closed due to construction. Expect delay. I was given a code to open the gate. 
The hostel sits just above Carvell Lake (5 minutes walk to the bridge and water, but cannot be seen from the hostel). The parking lot has view of Mt Carvell's north face. Check-in (starting at 5pm) is very slow. Ernie, the care taker, takes everyone's credit card down, checks his ID, hands out sheet, gave a lecture of the rules, and then a tour of the property. 2 sleeping cabins (8 bunk beds each, a fire place, a table, locked between 10am-5pm, when Ernie is not here). The cooking cabin (drinking water trucked in from Jasper, waste water collected under the sink in buckets), 1 outhouse with 2 stalls, 1 building to store drinking water remain open when Ernie is not here. He has his own cabin with his 2 friendly kids. No shoes in any cabin. No screen door, has screen windows.
Carried Jetboil to the bridge for dinner, but were deterred by mosquitoes.
After eating in the kitchen, I headed out to the trailhead, walking on paved road alone, about 2Km each way. Forgot to bring my bear spray. The road is blocked by a gate just beyond the Tonquin Valley TH parking, ~50m after the hostel. I had the whole place to myself. No workers this Saturday evening, and trails were closed. The tarn beneath Mt Carvell is beautiful, half filled by the ice block that dropped 6 years ago, which brought the destruction of part of the trail and the big parking lot. The Path of the Glacier loop (~1 mile) is short and semi paved. I didn't wait for sunset here. Not looking forward to walk the 2Km road alone in the dark.
Sun was setting, and casting a bright glow on Mt. Edith Carvell, when I was approaching the hostel. Good lighting. There were 2 ladies waiting for the sunset on the bridge. No one at the Tonquin Valley lookout.My phone registered 44890 steps for today.
The next morning, I visited the same lookout (5 minutes walk) before leaving ~7am.
Hwy 93A was closed just south of Wabasso Campground. No sign of the road closure when you turn on to 93A.
