Icefields Parkway - Banff and Jasper National Parks
Sunday-Tuesday 16-19 June, 2024
Eric's photo of Sunwapta Falls, near our beautiful lodging along the Icefields Parkway.
So many features make this area special. One of them is that there is a triple Continental Divide here, with water flowing to the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic Oceans. Eric photographed a sign marking the divide between the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans.
- The famous Athabasca Glacier
- The dramatic Icefields Parkway, with a stroll down to Mistaya Canyon
- Hike up to the fabulous views from the overlook above Wilcox Pass
We spent three nights at the Sunwapta Falls Rocky Mountain Lodge, a splurge intended to be a comfort between bouts of camping.
Eric photographed the alpenglow on the surrounding mountains from the parking lot.
View looking out from our room.
My view of Sunwapta Falls.
Day 10 distance driven: 62 mi/100 km, cumulative 1,787 mi/2,876 km
Day 11 distance driven: 217 mi/349 km, cumulative 2,004 mi/3,225 km
Day 12 distance driven: 147 mi/237 km, cumulative 2,151 mi/3,462 km
On to the Athabasca Glacier.