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Started the car engine this morning to be greeted with an array of warning lights and messages. "Change oil soon", "Check left rear tyre pressure", and worst of all "Problem with brakes" warning light. Well, we didn't particularly fancy driving around the mountains with dodgy brakes(!), so the first stop of the day was the Hertz rental place near Jasper Station. The lady at the desk was very kind and understanding, and upgraded us to a bigger car. Sorry to all the tree huggers, but we landed ourselves a Trailblazer SUV. We had lunch in Jasper (very tasty Beef Souflaki) followed by an oversized icecream (a scoop of maple walnut and pecan butter - seemed like a good idea at the time..) and then hit the road again.