Currently, the Athabasca Glacier is retreating at a rate of two meters per year. 100 years ago, this glacier extended 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) beyond its current position-- a distance that would have covered the Icefield Parkway.
Posted information along the trail leading up to the glacier: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
leaving Wapiti campground | Mt. Edith Cavell | lunch | Athabasca Falls | mountain goats | Athabasca Glacier | half moon
June 28 | 29 | 30 || July 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
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