Today we headed north to Japser, with a replacement tour guide for the reminder of the journey.
There were several photo stops to look at view points and occasionally the coach would stop by the road side for us to view wildlife, such as black bears and mountain goats.
One of the features for today was the Athabasca Glacier on the Icefields Parkway. I was all rugged up ready to freeze my … off, but it didn't seem that cold. So it looks like I wasted some money buying fleece gloves. At the glacier we boarded special snow buses that take us out onto the ice. The guides here are very informative and cheerful.
Next stop was the Athabasca Waterfall. A lovely spot with several viewpoints to see the glacial waters rush down a small ravine.
Then it was onto today's tour option; a raft ride down the Athabasca River. Tour rafting guide was Mike Gere, who was funny and told us everything we wanted to know about the region. I finally managed to get my Nikon AW100 wet (it's waterproof, or so the manual says).
Afterwards we were picked up by our tour bus and taken to the motel.
Tomorrow we leave the mountains behind and head west back to the coast with our next stop Prince George.
Here are a few of todays photos...
Panorama of the Columbia Icefield. The Athabasca Glacier is on the right.
The three of us on the Athabasca Glacier
Athabasca Waterfall
Video still capture of the raft ride on the Athabasca River


