Edmonton

      Edmonton, Alberta was our fourth stop on our road trip.
     It is located at 53.5333° N, 113.5000° W, in Alberta. It is in the Prairie ecozone, and the Interior Plains land form region. Edmonton has a population of 1,159,869 people and a population density of 123 people per km squared.  The summer months average from 24°C and low of 13°C, and winter months average -14°C and high of -6°C. 

     Elk Island is the closest national park to Edmonton, however Banff National Park is 396 km away and Jasper National Park is 371.7 km away. Banff was Canada's first national park discovered by three Canadian Pacific Railway workers in 1883, when they came across a cave with hot springs in the Rocky Mountains in Alberta. 

Banff National Park

     Some of the top industries in Edmonton are construction, Real Estate and finance, transportation and warehousing.

Water Park at West Edmonton Mall

    While we were in Edmonton, we knew we couldn't miss a chance to visit the West Edmonton Mall, it was so much fun!  The Mall holds world records for having the world's largest indoor amusement park, the world's largest indoor triple loop roller coaster, the world's largest indoor lake, the world's largest indoor wavepool, and the has the world's largest parking lot (I'm glad we didn't lose our car!!).  When we were in the mall, we went to the indoor waterpark and went on the roller coaster and even found time to do some shopping, afterall it is a mall!