Columbia Ice Fields
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Columbia Ice Fields
Thought I'd share a recent trip the wifey and I went on. This one was actually on my bucket list, not that I have a bucket list, but I really wanted to walk on a glacier at some point in my life.
For those who don't know, the Columbia Icefield is in the Canadian Rockies. It lies partly in the northwestern tip of Banff National Park and the southern end of Jasper National Park. To quote wikipedia "It is about 325 km² in area, 100 to 365 metres (328 to 1,197 ft) in depth and receives up to seven metres (275 in) of snowfall per year. The icefield feeds eight major glaciers". It not only lies on a Continental divide, but is a triple divide, feeding waterways to the Pacific, Atlantic and the Arctic oceans.
Anyways, some pretty cool shiz happening here, but even better are the 6x6 buses. Climbing and descending slopes of 20 degrees and driving on glaciers was pretty bad ass.
I got the best seat on the bus, the elevated last row new to a window, one that opened! Here is a link to a video were we drive off the ground and onto the glacier.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152565492040429
Flexing
Wifey wasn't as excited as I was
For those who don't know, the Columbia Icefield is in the Canadian Rockies. It lies partly in the northwestern tip of Banff National Park and the southern end of Jasper National Park. To quote wikipedia "It is about 325 km² in area, 100 to 365 metres (328 to 1,197 ft) in depth and receives up to seven metres (275 in) of snowfall per year. The icefield feeds eight major glaciers". It not only lies on a Continental divide, but is a triple divide, feeding waterways to the Pacific, Atlantic and the Arctic oceans.
Anyways, some pretty cool shiz happening here, but even better are the 6x6 buses. Climbing and descending slopes of 20 degrees and driving on glaciers was pretty bad ass.
I got the best seat on the bus, the elevated last row new to a window, one that opened! Here is a link to a video were we drive off the ground and onto the glacier.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152565492040429
Flexing
Wifey wasn't as excited as I was
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Re: Columbia Ice Fields
Cool trip Anthony...no pun intended
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Re: Columbia Ice Fields
Todd, it was cool in many ways! At least 10-15 degrees C difference from the highest elevations.
Those buses were cool too. $5000/tire
We went up a gondola in Jasper too
I wanted to do this trail at the top of the gondola, but we didn't bring a winter jacket on our summer trip.
Those buses were cool too. $5000/tire
We went up a gondola in Jasper too
I wanted to do this trail at the top of the gondola, but we didn't bring a winter jacket on our summer trip.
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oh yeah, there was also a glass bottom walkway, aka The Sky Walk, which you can fit the Empire State Building under. That was great too, even tho the wifey didn't like it as much as I did.
It was a pretty good trip. The best part was that we came back to the hotel where a brew pub, Jasper Brewing Co, was just around the corner.
It was a pretty good trip. The best part was that we came back to the hotel where a brew pub, Jasper Brewing Co, was just around the corner.
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Re: Columbia Ice Fields
Amazing picture - wonderful place, thank you for sharing. I think I need to put this on my to see list!
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Daryl, just do it. You have a daughter out on an adventure, take a week to do the same. You will not regret it.Daryl Lane wrote:Amazing picture - wonderful place, thank you for sharing. I think I need to put this on my to see list!
I have been to the glacier fields quite a few times, never gets old.
I have heard about the skywalk, never been yet. I will def go after seeing the pics Anthony, thanks for posting them.
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