On the way north to Jasper, we stayed a night at the Columbia Icefields in order to do this short 5-mile hike to Wilcox Pass for a view of the Athabasca and Dome Glaciers.
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Our trusty Jetta getting ready to leave the Castle Mountain campground
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Look at all the pollen that was messing with Bill's allergies! Our tent was outlined in yellow!
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A bald eagle greeted us as we drove north along the Icefields Parkway
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Bow Lake
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Why did the marmot cross the road...?
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Icefields Parkway was filled with bicyclists on long road trips
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And snow-covered mountains :>
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View from our campsite
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Edge of the Columbia Icefield, a sea of ice covering 325-square kilometers
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Athabasca Glacier
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Bighorn sheep roaming the meadows along Wilcox Pass