The Alcan Highway follows most of the southern border of Kluane Lake, the largest lake in the Yukon Territory. The still water provided spectacular reflections.
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Oct 11
Canada and Alaska 2011–Kluane Lake Reflection
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Sep 11
Canada and Alaska 2011–Yukon Territory
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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Sep 11
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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Sep 11
Canada and Alaska 2011–Athabasca River
After its descent through the limestone gorge, the Athabasca continues quietly on toward Jasper.
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Sep 11
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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Sep 11
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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Sep 11
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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Aug 11
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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Aug 11
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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Aug 11
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.