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Marilyn, Me, Richard, Jonno

Icefield parkway

September 27th 2007
Today we drove along the Icefield parkway to a world heritage Glacier... the Athabasca, right next to the highway! The Columbia Icefield (of which Athabasca is part) is a surviving remnant of the thick ice mass that once mantled most of Western Canada's mountains. Lying on a wide, elevated plateau, it is the largest icefield in the Canadian Rockies. Because of a warming climate, the Athabasca G ... read more
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Canadian Flag A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the sou... ... read more
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