Saturday, Jan. 19
During the Jasper in January Street Party, come out and see our park interpreters outside the Jasper Info Centre between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.
First, you can practice your forensic investigation skills, trying to figure out what one of Jasper National Park’s predators had for dinner by searching for clues left behind. Then, grab a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver and race your friends to be the first to report back on the results of your detective work.
Once you get the hang of using a GPS you can come back any time to try your hand at geocaching on your own, a fun outdoor adventure that is kind of like treasure hunting. The goal of geocaching is to find hidden containers known as geocaches - five of these are now hidden around the town of Jasper. If you want to try it out, stop by the Jasper National Park Info Centre to pick up a JNP Geocaching Activity Sheet. The activity sheet includes instructions on finding a cache, co-ordinates for the caches and questions about each cache as proof that it was found.
Geocachers who find three to five of these caches can log their findings on and can obtain a Parks Canada Geocoin souvenir from the Jasper Information Centre.
Saturday, Jan. 26
Come on up to the ski hill to play detective and see if you can tell which animals visited Marmot Basin overnight! Between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., join us at Marmot Basin’s lower chalet for Tracks in the Snow, a fun program where you can play some wildlife tracking games, or test your skill at identifying wildlife tracks – the more fresh snow, the better. Come check out an assortment of horns, antlers, skins and skulls, and find out the latest information on wildlife research.
Prefer an evening adventure? Starting at 7 p.m. just behind the Jasper Information Centre, you can explore the night sky in the world’s largest dark sky preserve. Using a powerful telescope, our Snowball Moon program lets you get an up-close view of our moon and the moons of Jupiter. You’ll be star struck. Dress warm!
