It stands on a wine route, surrounded by vineyards, pine trees, wild roses and herbs, among others.

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Edelweiss is a Heidi-style alpine hideout in the middle of the town, with cosy timbered rooms featuring wild-flower-painted pine bed-heads.

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Jasper town is nestled in the middle of the national park, where icy glaciers tumble down towering rocky peaks and melt to form wild, white water-choked rivers that cut through pine-filled valleys.

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After summiting the craggy Ragged Jacket, 2, 462ft, and 2, 782ft-high Mount Meader's sparsely pine-covered crest without finding a water source, we needed to get back down to Wild River as soon as possible to refresh and refill.

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