The final leg up the Icefield Parkway was spectacular. There were just too many glaciers to mention by name so we took many picutres to share with you. The scenery was very special, but extremely fragile. There was a haze in the air from the controlled burns in the area, but cleared up as we traveled north. The glaciers are definately shrinking in size, as was especially evident at Athabasca Glacier (Columbia Icefield). This glaicer is currently about 85 sq. miles in size, but receding around 33' per year. I can remember as a young boy, this glacier being all the way to the road. I took a picture to show you where this glacier is today in comparison with the road. The first time that I was here would have been 60 years ago with my parents. We both felt that this part of our trip was very memorable.
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