At this point on the Athabasca River is a sign warning that visitors have been swept away by climbing over the guard rail in order to pose for dramatic snapshots.
Waterfall
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Canada and Alaska 2011–Athabasca Falls 3
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Canada and Alaska 2011–Athabasca Falls 2
The Athabasca Falls is located on the Upper Athabasca River, about 20 miles south of Jasper, Alberta in the Jasper National Park, Canada.
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Canada and Alaska 2011–Athabasca Falls
The Athabasca River drops over layers of hard quartzite and then flows through a gorge of limestone. The falls, with a drop of about 80 feet, roar with an enormous volume of water.
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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–Upper Sunwapta Falls
A view of Sunwapta falls from an access bridge from the highway. The river churns as it drops and it’s easy to see why it was named “Turbulent Water.”
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Canada and Alaska 2011–Sunwapta Falls Detail
A dramatic 60 foot waterfall on the Sunwapta River, fed by meltwater from the Athabasca Glacier. Sunwapta, a native name, means turbulent water
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Wahkeena Falls Foreground
Another detail from Wahkeena Falls. This was .5 second exposure to create the blurred effect.
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Wahkeena Falls Detail
I used a telephoto lens to isolate a detail of Wahkeena Falls. Wahkeena is one of the smaller falls along the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon.
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Multonomah Falls
Multonomah Falls are the best known of the Columbia River Gorge waterfalls. They receive many thousands of visitors each year. This was a 3 second exposure and, obligingly, the couple on the bridge did not move.