Top Chef, Jasper!

Canada Day in Jasper is amazing! After our time at Maligne Lake and Maligne Canyon (where Rip and I had a nap while the ‘young people’ hiked for 2 hours!) we set out to our campsite. We picked up some groceries in town for dinner – our first campfire dinner! As we were getting things ready, several families of caribou came sauntering on the edge of our campsite – little ones following big ones – it was amazing. They were coming to have a drink at the stream that went by on the back Jen and Przem’s tent. They were almost close enough to touch, although we kept quiet – well, almost! Przem put the corn cobs in a bag with some holes in it and set I t in the stream for the Glacial Infused Corn. At one point he called in a loud, commanding whisper, “don’t you go near my corn”!! They sniffed around it but left it for us; not that we would have interrupted them if they decided to nibble on our dinner or inhale all of it! The people next to us had Canada Day lights and flags and got right into the spirit of the day – well, to be honest there was something going on there that wafted over toward us that might not fit the rules of Parks Canada, but we said not a word. Dinner – our Master Chef, Przem, created a masterpiece out of our ingredients – potatoes, corn, steak, shrimp, onions and raw veggies. Here is his creation: Glacial Infused Corn, lightly grilled in foil with garlic butter and salt Idaho (or Washington?) potatoes, foil wrapped and hot coal baked Onions with secret spices sautéed in foil Char Grilled T-bone steak, dusted with Montreal Steak Spice Jasper Mountain Giant Tiger Shrimp toasted with sea salt served with Chili Sauce Yum! He surely won the Master Chef – Jasper award for his ingenuity and delicious results! We go to sleep with the memory of the caribou and the sound of the stream dancing in our dreams.