Disclaimer: I am finally posting about our trip to Canada. Many of these photos were shared on Instagram & Facebook, so they may look familiar to you. Sorry for any confusion!
Canada Road Trip (Summer 2023)
June 18-22, 2023
Lake Louise to Jasper, Alberta, Canada
Daily Mileage: 383!
Site: 59A & 59C
Duration: 4 nights
Cost: $40.75/night
Weather: Sun, rain, and snow
Cell Coverage: 1-2 bars Verizon & TMobile (4 bars with WiBoost)
Day Five
A beautiful day! While Rod worked on his manuscript, I joined Lou & Shannon for a drive down the Icefields Parkway. We spotted one bighorn sheep, two mountain goats, a gorgeous waterfall, and walked out toward the Athabasca Glacier. If we ever go back, I'd love to take one of the snow coaches out onto the glacier.
From Wikipedia:
The Athabasca Glacier is one of the six principal 'toes' of the Columbia Icefield, located in the Canadian Rockies. The glacier currently loses depth at a rate of about 5 metres (16 feet) per year and has receded more than 1.5 km (0.93 mi) and lost over half of its volume in the past 125 years.
The glacier is approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) long, covers an area of 6 km2 (2.3 sq mi), and is measured to be between 90-300 metres (300-980 ft) thick.
Athabasca River
Stutfield Glacier
Tangle Creek Falls
Athabasca Glacier & Sunwapta Lake
Those are people down there to the left of the crevasse
Back at our campsite...
This looks like a trip I would love, thanks for sharing these beautiful photos!
ReplyDeleteVicki, it was such a great trip! We hope to go back someday soon. Glad you enjoyed the photos.
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