2006-08-28 Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada 123

We drove south to Columbia Icefield, between Jasper and Banff Parks. The Icefield is HUGE, the size of Vermont, and feeds several glaciers. It sits on a true "hydrological apex". Meltwater from here drains into three major drainages, the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and the Arctic Ocean. We did a short hike that took is to the "toe" of the Athebasca Glacier. We walked on a glacier! How cool is that? (Or rather, COLD!)

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  • Title: 2006-08-28 Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada 123
  • Description: We drove south to Columbia Icefield, between Jasper and Banff Parks. The Icefield is HUGE, the size of Vermont, and feeds several glaciers. It sits on a true "hydrological apex". Meltwater from here drains into three major drainages, the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and the Arctic Ocean. We did a short hike that took is to the "toe" of the Athebasca Glacier. We walked on a glacier! How cool is that? (Or rather, COLD!)
  • File name: 2006-08-28 Jasper National Park_ Alberta_ Canada 123.JPG
  • Captured: 2006-Sep-01 00:35:06
  • Owner: Teresa Koransky
  • Dimensions: 640 x 480 px
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