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作者：乌龟 在 行行摄摄 发贴, 来自【海归网】 http://www.haiguinet.com
The Icefields Parkway (or in Canadian English, Promenade des Glaciers  ), is a magnificent, scenic highway l<x>inking Jasper and Lake Louise, through the heart of the Rockies. It parallels the Continental Divide, traversing the rugged landscape of the Canadian Rockies. It was completed in 1940 and named for features such as the Columbia Icefield, which is visible while traveling the parkway. The splendor of the 230 km Parkway can not be overstated. It ranks as one of the world's ultimate drives. Its unending succession of huge peaks, immense glaciers, iridescent lakes, wild-flower meadows, wildlife and forests – capped by the stark grandeur of the Columbia Icefield – is absolutely overwhelming. Although about a million people a year make the journey to experience what the park blurb calls a "window on the wilderness", for the most part you can go your own way in relative serenity. You just got to do it once in your life.
The Columbia Icefield is an icefield located in the Canadian Rockies, astride the Continental Divide of North America. The icefield lies partly in the northwestern tip of Banff and the southern end of Jasper National Park. It is about 325 km² in area, 100 to 365 metres (328' to 1,197') in depth and receives up to seven metres (23 feet) of snowfall per year. The icefield feeds eight major glaciers, including (Ref. Wikipedia):
Athabasca Glacier
Castleguard Glacier
Columbia Glacier
Dome Glacier
Stutfield Glacier
Saskatchewan Glacier
Part of the icefield, the Athabasca Glacier, is visible from the Icefields Parkway. The Athabasca Glacier has receded significantly since its greatest modern-era extent in 1844. During the summer months visitors to the area can travel onto the glacier by hiking up or in the comfort of large "snowcoaches" - a special Bus can drive up to the icefield.
这就是著名的Icefields Parkway，怕就怕你心不在焉只顾看景，忘了看路，不小心和对面来的那位GG or MM来个BIG HUG就麻烦了。
要是上班的路上有如此心旷神怡的景色，就不用担心打磕睡了。
盘山小道，The Icefields Parkway
Water fall
more water fall
He/she is most likely a retired snowbird, or, in this case, a redneck from the south.
Take a break and stretch.
Unexpected or expected visitor(s). It was told that they like blueberries.
more visitor
大棕熊，这家伙可算得上是北美的林中之王了。
Columbia Icefield 一角
Columbia Icefield 另一角
Arriving at the Athabasca Glacier
Athabasca Glacier
Closer up
The glacier: a close look
A pat on the shoulder: Yeaaah, YOU MADE IT !!!
Cheaters, boooo... , they took the Snowcoaches.
作者：乌龟 在 行行摄摄 发贴, 来自【海归网】 http://www.haiguinet.com
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