A view of the Saint Elias Mountains and the Alcan Highway as it stretches away toward the Kluane National Park and Preserve in southwestern Yukon Territory, Canada.
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Canada and Alaska 2011–Yukon Territory
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Canada and Alaska 2011–Muncho Lake
Muncho Lake is located at mile 23 of the Alaska Highway, along the Trout River. The unusual color of the lake is attributed to the leaching of copper oxide from the bedrock below.
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Canada and Alaska 2011–Athabasca River
After its descent through the limestone gorge, the Athabasca continues quietly on toward Jasper.
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Canada and Alaska 2011–Athabasca River
The Athabasca River flows down from the Columbia Glacier in the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. It was part of the main fur trade route from the Great Lakes to the Mackenzie River in the late 1700’s through the mid 1800’s.
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Canada and Alaska 2011–Peak Detail 2
A short telephoto, 85mm, to pull in some detail from a peak seen from the Icefields Parkway
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Canada and Alaska 2011–Peak Detail
As snow clouds descended, this mountain peak came in and out of visibility. Taken from the Icefields Parkway near Bow Lake.
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Canada and Alaska 2011–Bow Lake
A small glacial lake along the Icefields Parkway. There are views of the Bow Glacier and the Crowfoot Glacier. I am still amazed by turquoise colored ice.
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Canada and Alaska 2011–Pulpit Peak
A look up into the snow storm dropping over the mountains. I was worried that I might need chains later in the day, but, fortunately, that didn’t happen. The storm added drama to an already magnificent view.
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Canada and Alaska 2011–Hector Lake
Hector Lake, one of many small lakes that line the Icefields Parkway. It is the second lake from the headwaters of the Bow River.
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Canada and Alaska 2011–IceFields Parkway
The Icefields Parkway is a side highway that connects Banff National Park and Jasper National Park. It travels by icefields, glaciers and some of the most breathtaking mountain scenery in the world. A snow storm was coming in and obscured some of the peaks. The view may have been obscured, but it was mysterious and magical. This is a detail of Pulpit Peak.