Glaciers

The Icefield Parkway spanning Jasper and Banff National Park offers breathtaking views, in particular awesome views of glaciers. Two of the easy accessible glaciers are the Athabasca Glacier which is part of the huge Columbia Icefield and the Angel Glacier by Edith Cavell Mountain. At the first you can take a tour and actually walk on the glacier, at the second, you can hike around the glacier and moraine at your heart's content.

Athabasca Glacier with Triple Continental Divide Snow Dome on the right

Dome Glacier, part of the Columbia Icefield

Athabasca Glacier in 2000 compared to today

On the Athabasca Glacier

Moraine and glacial "lake" below Angel Glacier

Another view

The hanging Angel Glacier