Like many outdoor enthusiasts, Estelle Blanchette cares about food. It’s fuel on long hikes, warmth on cold days, and joy shared with campmates. Take a page out of this culinary innovator's cookbook for an active, delicious two days in Jasper.

Jasper’s cabin culture is legendary. It’s something that Chris and Rena Allin have dedicated much of their professional lives to, as owners of Alpine Village Cabin Resort. Suffice to say they know a thing or two about creating the coziest escape possible. Here’s how they’d spend two perfect days in their national park backyard, and honestly it’s the ideal Jasper getaway.

Lynn Wannop’s house is a cluttered mini museum of eclectic art and skulls and other fanciful trinkets but it’s also a haven for her friends and staff who’ve run into hard times and need a place to stay.