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.
September, 2011
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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 Falls 3
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.
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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.”