Bob's Canadian Rockies - Athabasca Glacier, Jasper National Park

Athabasca Glacier

Jasper National Park

A telephoto view of the Athabasca Glacier, taken from across the Parkway,
above the Columbia Icefield Campground.

From the Icefield Parkway, you cannot quite see just how far out on the glacier the
Brewster Snowcoach will take you. Here you can pick out the ice road across the glacier; and see
how everything is dwarfed by the expanse of the Athabasca Glacier.

Also see the three distinct ice falls of the glacier, as it pushes its way down the valley,
dropping over ridges in the bedrock.

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