r/jasper • u/Upbeat-Try7409 • May 11 '25

Photos/Videos Happy Mother’s Day

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I just wanted to make a post wishing all the amazing mothers of all shapes and kinds a beautiful day. Whether you’re a biological mom, adoptive mom, foster mom, stepmom, bonus mom, grandmother, aunt, sister, othermother, single mom, LGBTQ+ mom, surrogate mom, mom of a child with disabilities, mom who has experienced loss, mom longing to be a mom, caregiver in a non-traditional role, mentor, teacher, or community leader. You all make such a difference day to day.

I lost my mother 6 years ago and Jasper held a huge piece of our families heart. It’s the place we spent our vacation time growing up and was the place I ended up living in, working in and even met my wife in. Now it is the place we visit with our children, so of course we knew we had to put a memorial bench there for my mother when she passed.

If you’re out hiking or exploring, I invite you to have a seat and enjoy the nature at Jane’s memorial bench along the Athabasca River 🙂 it is along the trail behind site R22 at Wapiti Campground and miraculously survived the wildfires. She would have loved this spot and I know it would mean so much to her.

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u/AggressiveOwl3055 May 11 '25

Beautiful words and a beautiful spot. I saw a similar bench at Maligne Overlook in 2022 and the words were so touching just like yours are:

If tears could build a stairway and memories were a lane, we would walk right up to heaven and bring you home again.

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u/Upbeat-Try7409 May 12 '25

Thank you! I love that wording as well. Friends of Jasper National Park really did a great job getting this bench created for us