the world got a little bigger for me.....

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after experiencing all i have thruout alberta, canada. they say the icefield parkway is the most beautiful highway in the world and although i've only traveled across most of north america i'd tend to agree. (alaska would be a very close 2nd) the snow covered mountains, glaciers, rivers, alpine lakes and wildlife are where all those calenders get their pictures. to see how a river such as the nearly 1000 mile long athabasca begins from the melting of a glacier will forever be inbedded in this guys mind. i think i even saw echo smile a few times! enjoy the pictures which are in no particular order.

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Photos

maligne canyon
a view from the bottom of the canyon

i forgot the name of this lake
which is created from the angel glacier.

topside of maligne canyon....
about 150' up. the plants seem to find the smallest ledges to grow on.

athabasca glacier
looks like an ice cave but i sure wouldn't go in it. the ice is always moving and cracking.

angel glacier
the snow is at least 100' thick way up there

some of the ice from angel glacier
echo was understandably hesitant at first but he ended up enjoying a snow cone or two.

view of lake louise
the haze which was everywhere is due to some of the fires burning west of here

at the top of whistlers mountain
we took a tram and then hiked a bit to get this shot. that's jasper down on the left and the athabasca river on the right

a young elk
we saw 6 of them on our first day and later there were two right in downtown.

the "titan"
the biggest truck in the world. the bed is 36'x 25' and can carry 117,000 of my 30 lb echo's. the 10 tires weighed 8000 lbs each.

franks slide
in 1903 80 million tons of the mountain slid off and buried a quarter of the town of frank. some of the rocks are as big as a house.

spray lake
you can hardly tell this picture is upside down?

my camp on wensday morning
and was it cold.

spray lake
it was my favorite camp in canada

Comments

[Liz]

Are these pictures even real??? They are BEAUTIFUL!

[C & W]

Best Yet...
Hey, Ron...these have to be the most incredible pictures yet! Stay warm and stay safe! Miss you..

[Ellen]

Wow!
I love your pictures, sounds like you and Echo are having a wonderful time. I am envious, what an adventure, and I need an adventure.. Keep writing, I love hearing from you!

[ND]

These are the best yet!!! Keep them coming and stay warm.