elk along the road

Canadian Rockies Day 9

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July 12th 2015
Today found us heading north to Jasper and take in the sights along the way. Traffic wasn't too bad for a Saturday and we cruised right along seeing all the spectacular scenery we saw the day before. We stopped at the Columbia Icefields and hiked up to the glacier. Very cool to be right on the toe of this massive glacier. The winds were blowing down the mountains and across the glacier and wa ... read more

North America » Canada » Alberta » Jasper National Park

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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