Translucid Adventures
4G Lake Edith Public Beach T0E 1E0 Jasper, AB, Canada

LAST SUP RENTAL DAY at Lake Edith is tomorrow, Saturday, September 5. (There’s a blast of cool fall weather in the forecast starting Sunday so we’ll be closed the rest of the long weekend). What fast and furious season it was! Time for savasana. We are beat.... Thank you Canada

It doesn't matter if you have a selfie stick, a fly swatter, or a curling broom, there's no good reason to approach an elk. You're not allowed to approach wildlife in Jasper Park. You must stay in your vehicle near animals. https://www.pc.gc.ca//bulletins/A8A66AB1-D0DB-4300-B227-8E

Stacking and moving rocks in our waters may cause big trouble for our fish species. It may seem harmless, but even the smallest of rock dams can cause debris to... build up and can block fish from swimming upstream. Fish like the threatened bull trout travel upstream to spawn at this time of year, and they need to be able to swim through connected habitat. Human-made barriers in the water can block their return to spawning grounds. The shallow water below a dam doesn’t allow fish to jump over the rocks. The slow water upstream of the dam can heat up in the summer sun, becoming too warm for our cold-water fish. If you see a rock dam, please take it apart or report it to Parks Canada staff. #ParksSmart #LeaveNoTrace

We are open Friday & Saturday 11am to 5pm for these 24C+ days Environment Canada is promising Looks like a good start so far

Local mountain goddesses out for a staff paddle. Small businesses supporting small businesses @trademarkhaircompany

We are winding down rentals for the season so Translucid SUP shack at Lake Edith will be closed Tuesday through Thursday. Open again Friday, September 4, 11am-5pm, and through the long weekend.

Reta, our travelling river guru @retasups, leads us through some Paddle Canada River 1 skills practice a couple weeks ago. We had a stellar time growing our river SUP community here in Jasper National Park.

Some of our most wonderful clients back for more fun this season!

Hello SUP lovers. Is anyone out there interested in taking a Paddle Canada SUP Flatwater Instructor certification course? I'm looking at organizing one on Lake Edith for the end of August. Cost would likely be $399 for three days as per industry standard. Put up your hand or send me a message so I can see if we have enough people keen to pull it off.

If you bike out to Lake Edith instead of driving, we’ll give you $5 off your SUP rental

Suns out, space out. Make sure to keep physical distancing in mind while you are out enjoying this nice weather! Parks Canada / Ryan Bray

My friends at White Leaf Photographs are offer 30% off portrait sessions for August so they can capture more folks in our favorite expansive landscapes here in Jasper.

That’s a wrap on an amazing 3 night River 2 Skills with @aquabaticsalberta I’m so stoked to say that @babe.borntoboard and I worked great together! . Tonight t...here is still a spot or 2 in my Advanced River SUP at HARVIE PASSAGE visit aqoutdoors.com to sign up! . Still a few spots in my JASPER CLINIC WITH @translucid_adventures this will be an amazing few nights on the Athabasca River! DON’T MISS OUT YOUR CHANGE TO TRY THIS WICKED FUN SPORT! : @ashvoykin @badfishsup @kokatatusa @watershed_drybags @predator_water_air @wernerpaddles @nikkirekmansales @womenofwhitewater @paddlecanada @canrvrsup See more

Amanda’s out at Lake Edith showing everyone how it’s done.

This is your first step to surfing river waves or running Becker’s Rapids! This rad river human @retasups is coming to teach us about river SUP safety July 20, 21, 22 in the evenings from 6-8:30. This is a special event that won’t be repeated this year. The course is open to anyone over 16-years-old who has some flatwater stand up paddling experience. You do not need your own river gear or prior river experience. We’ll be starting the first night on a flatwater lake in the J...asper area. Register online at www.translucidadventures.com/registration

We are open for you to launch a SUP at Lake Edith today until 5pm today. We will be closed tomorrow (Thursday July 9) for the rain and cooler temps in the forecast. Then we’ll be open for the that’s coming for Friday and into the weekend Photo is some of the awesome team at Tekarra Lodge heading out together a few days ago.

Local* special tomorrow, July 6, 11am-5pm. One hour for $25. Cards only. No cash. You can even pay online before you come out. Link in the bio. *We consider locals to include Hinton & Valemount. Please bring one of the following: ID with your address, box number, a letter of hire, a local’s park pass, paystub, or staff ID.

We are open!!! 11am-5pm (last rental by 5pm) As always, on days colder than 15C/59F we will be closed.

We have gorgeous new Pau Hana Endurance Ricochet touring boards for you to try as part of our rental fleet this summer. We’re looking at opening Saturday, July 4 depending on the weather. Our daily hours of operation will be 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. So far, we plan to be open all days that are warmer than 15C/ 59F. But this pandemic reality is all an experiment right so please be kind and patient.... We are encouraging folks to pay for their rentals online and sign their waivers in advance to maximize social distancing at our Lake Edith SUP shack. Links will be on our web site shortly. You will still register for courses and special events via our Registration page at www.translucidadventures.com but the rental payment section will be a different site and links will be on the home page and rental sections. Rentals paid in advance do not include a reservation time so it is still a first-come first-serve model, but you’re welcome to give an estimated arrival time. If you’re ever unsatisfied with the wait time at arrival when you’ve paid in advance then we will happily offer a full refund.

We want to run the B with you! Translucid Adventures stand up paddle school in Jasper, AB, Canada will be hosting a super awesome instructor for a three-evening introduction to river SUP course called Flat to Flow July 20-22. There is limited space on this offering that will begin with an evening of flatwater paddling on a local lake to get everyone prepared for moving water. We are offering this in a weekday evening format (6-8:30pm nightly) so that we can accommoda...te folks working weekends. If you have not yet taken your Advanced Flatwater SUP with us or another Paddle Canada instructor then you can join me for that July 12. Based on interest, I will also offer this course as two weeknight trainings before our river gathering. Registration links will be posted next week. Please don’t hesitate to text or call me with questions or to reserve your spot in advance of the online registration launch. Alisen @translucid_adventures 780-852-3509

A Jasper family business has launched to help us avoid the use of plastics in our households. Catch them at the farmers’ market on Wednesdays.

Camping at Snaring is now open. We are aiming to be open Saturday, July 4 11-5 p.m. weather permitting. Cross your fingers that our typical June monsoon ends this week.

Jasper rivers are flood-level high! We suggest all river SUP enthusiast avoid paddling in these conditions. The consequences of falling in are large right now. Watching the river from the banks of the airfield yesterday, I saw numerous large trees moving downstream and hitting mostly submerged strainers (trees underwater that would tangle you in place if you fell in before them). Unless you have extensive river experience on a SUP, stick to the flatwater lake paddling for th...e time being. Stay safe folks. https://app.cyberimpact.com/newsletter-view-online

Lake Annette loon update The loons have rebuilt their nest in a new location after the first nest became flooded. The closure has been updated to help keep the loons from being disturbed. https://www.pc.gc.ca//bulletins/2F5E5CA8-99CC-4345-83EC-18

A couple of cool specialty hikes next weekend with one of Jasper’s small independent guiding companies. Support local, choose small business.

We do not yet have an opening date for rentals at Lake Edith, but stay tuned for a special locals offer coming shortly. In the meantime, our friends at Rockaboo are back for the season introducing folks to the rock climbing experience. They are amazing!

Outlined in this article are some of the scientific reasons for our preference for rash guards and swim tights instead of sunscreen. Clothing can help you regulate your preferred amount of sun exposure while not contributing harmful chemicals to our sensitive kettle lake ecosystems in Jasper National Park.

Some great advice that is especially important if you are considering paddling on Maligne Lake. Most people unfamiliar with cold water find 70F (21C) to be quite cold. On the other hand, a competitive open-water swimmer who is used to swimming in 55F (13C) water will probably think that 70F (21C) doesn’t feel very cold at all. What’s important to your safety is how you personally respond to cold water. Acclimation and body fat can make a significant difference in how someo...ne responds to cold water. Acclimation is a process by which your body gradually adapts itself to cold water through repeated exposure. Through acclimation, it’s possible to improve circulation to the hands during cold water immersion, and to greatly reduce or eliminate cold shock. See more

Safety gear sale this May long weekend! Bonus with a purchase is a free one-hour rental so you can introduce a friend to stand up paddling once we open for the season at Edith ... Level 6 and Dakine coil ankle leashes for flat water paddling are now $40 (reg. $48) Level 6 Manually Inflatable Belt Pack PFDs are $160 (reg. $175) Level 6 Quick Release Leash $50 (reg. $60) Limited stock. Text or call 780-852-3509 or send us a private message.

We miss you too and know that it is hard not to visit Jasper National Park but for now let’s all do our part. Please refrain from visiting Jasper over the Ma...y long weekend. #InThisTogether All camping facilities, and visitor services and facilities remain closed. Weekend road closures are also in place to discourage illegal camping. Camping including sleeping in a vehiclein roadside pullouts, trailheads, and day-use areas is illegal. Community update for May 15: https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ab/jasper/visit/covid-19-info

Even when visitor services, facilities, and vehicle access are suspended in Jasper National Park, Parks Canada continues to deliver services critical to the com...munity of Jasper, including wildfire management. The Fire Danger Rating in Jasper National Park is currently moderate. This will soon change, as temperatures rise, and grass and vegetation in the valley bottom dry out. This "Spring dip" is the time between the snow melting and the plants gaining their leaves. With no leaves on trees and shrubs, the sun is able to reach directly to the ground. Until plants green-up and sprout new life, they hold very little water. Plant moisture is typically at its lowest during "Spring Dip." In Jasper, this usually results in elevated fire danger near the end of May.

Parks Canada would like to congratulate Layla Neufeld on winning the "Kristina Norstrom Dedicated Service Award 2020" for her dedicated contribution to the Albe...rta Chapter of The Wildlife Society. Layla is a caribou biologist in Jasper National Park and if she is not out in the field collecting information about caribou, deer, elk and wolves in a variety of ways such as remote cameras or scat DNA analysis, she is working tirelessly behind the scene monitoring and evaluating impacts and recovery options for these species. From the comfort of your home, we invite you to meet other incredible women in science from Jasper National Park. Get inspired, and learn about what they do, and how they became leaders in science! #ParksFromHome https://www.pc.gc.ca//pn-np/ab//nature/femme-science-woman

This is what we’re all about at the SUP school. We are all cheering each other on from the beach. Can’t wait to get all you newbies out there this July !!

This is a cool article about the watermelon coloured snow we often see in the alpine and sub-alpine hiking areas of Jasper National Park. https://blog.alpineclubofcanada.ca//watermelon-snow-a-micr

Hello paddlers, Our favorite playground remains closed until at least May 31, 2020. What happens next for all of us, including operations at Translucid Adventures, is still a mystery. I will keep you posted as we know more. I have a few creative solutions up my sleeves for getting local punch pass holders out on the water should physical distance restrictions be eased slightly over the next two months.

In a study of 20,000 people, a team led by Mathew White of the European Centre for Environment & Human Health at the University of Exeter, found that people who spent two hours a week in green spaces local parks or other natural environments, either all at once or spaced over several visits were substantially more likely to report good health and psychological well-being than those who don’t. Two hours was a hard boundary: The study, published last June, showed there were no benefits for people who didn’t meet that threshold.

We all deserve more of this but our young ones especially so. This is one of the reasons I wanted to create Translucid Adventures.

Makes disposable cups seem pretty silly, really.

Still stuck for the perfect Xmas present? Well, we have one more package to announce which we think you're going to love! We have partnered up with our good fri...ends over at Translucid Adventures to offer you the ultimate paddle boarding experience during your stay with us at Tekarra Lodge in Summer 2020! For just $25 per hour paddleboarding plus the cost of your room at Tekarra Lodge, you can experience the clear water beauty of Lake Edith and spend a tranquil afternoon on the lake admiring the surrounding beauty! On top of that we will throw in two complimentary breakfasts at Tekarra Restaurant This experience is perfect for you whether you've never been paddle boarding before or live and breath paddle boarding! Can't wait to book or one some more details? Email [email protected] and someone will be happy to help you!

Moonlight Madness used board sales weekend special with all purchases including either: A - Complimentary lesson. B - Or complimentary rentals so you can take your friends along for your first paddle on you own board. Two examples of our available fleet are pictured below, but we have 5 different models of board available so call Alisen at 780-852-3509 for details. Storage options for winter 2019/2020 available. Payment plans available.

Important early season skating reminder from Parks Canada safety team after practicing ice rescues at our fave Lake Edith beach today.

Beauty of an afternoon touring some fine folks around Patricia Lake. We are still offering tours, advanced rental reservations and an upcoming Forward and Draw Stroke Refinement clinic yet to be announced. Who’s interested? Pray for sunshine @pauhanasurfsupply @expeditiontoys

We have CLOSED daily rental operations for the season, but accepting reservations for 2 or more people with discounts for groups over 4. Call or text 780-852-3509 to reserve in advance a launch time of 2, 3, or 4pm. We’re also hosting one hour lessons for groups of 2-8 paddlers at $45 each for one hour including equipment. Call to reserve a time between 12 & 4pm. ... Stay tuned for group paddle meetups to be announced 24-hours in advance based on weather.

be vewy vewy quiet. We’re hunting summa. Shhhhhh, we think we see it sneaking back to us tomorrow Open 11-6pm

If it’s gonna rain all day you might as well go get wet. Best thing to do in Jasper on these rainy days is wiggle into a wetsuit and warm up with some white water paddling on the Sunwapta @jasperrafting Thanks Mike, Eric & Jake!

Please stop buying bottled water in bulk like this and carry a reusable water bottle instead. I’ve read of folks, particularly parents, making understandable arguments for bottled water at events or gas stations because potable water fountains are sometimes hard to find. But buying water in bulk like this is not about getting caught without options or forgetting your bottle at home. This is unconscious consumerism based on our economy of convenience and we need to do better!

Go Team Canada! Representing at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. Pulling for my mentors/ instructors @cathbruhwiler of @tofinopaddle and @mikedarbyshire Go get it for us!!!!

Some important knowledge for any stand paddle boarders headed to the ocean. This is a good collection of visuals to go with the explanation of what creates a rip tide.

SUP Yoga is posponed until Sunday morning at 10:30am due to weather. Text 780-852-3509 to register or go to our online registration page and choose today’s date for our class tomorrow.

We received some lovely feedback from a customer this week: "This was an amazing experience! Glad we got out a tried something new. Today was our sons 16th Birthday and we couldn’t have asked for a better time. Thank you you guys are amazing!"

Come get yourself some floating savasana. Everyone is doing it. #supyoga #sunsoaking #lakebliss

Family lake days

SUP YOGA bliss this morning on Lake Edith in Jasper National Park

Pop-up SUP yoga tomorrow! Sunday July 21 @ 10am $35 with gear or $15 if you have your own board. Text 780-852-3509 to register before 9am Sunday morning. @ Jasper National Park

Testing new boards from @pauhanasurfsupply and we are looovin’ the Endurance Ricochet so far. Instructor approved and it’s pretty too! We can’t wait to load her with some gear and take a longer trip. We’ll also have a couple new surf shaped boards from Pau Hana for public rentals starting next week.

RESCHEDULED TO SATURDAY EVENING Due to the cool temps forecast for tomorrow morning we are rescheduling SUP yoga to 6pm. Please pre-register online at this link: http://www.translucidadventures.com//sup-yoga-class-drop-in