Today Ivan and I are dealing with the after-effects of our monstrous climb yesterday. We're both sore and addicted to Advil, 2 every 4 hours while awake. Fortunately, we had a big drive today from our digs at Johnston Canyon Lodge to the Pocahontas Cabins in Pocahontas Alberta at the northeastern edge of Jasper NP and so we got a bit of enforced rest.
We drove north on Highway 93 to the Yellowknife Highway where we headed east. Along the way we saw some indescribable scenery (and, for the first time in what seems like a century, some birds!!). The mountains here just won't quit! They go from dramatic to stupendous to HOLYCOWWILLYOULOOKATTHAT!! Really, words tend to be inadequate when describing the mountains in these parts. I took a couple of photos that, when you see them, will make you wonder what the big deal is. I'll put the first in this post and will post a couple more different sorts of sights to follow.
Since I'm trying to keep this chronological, the first photo is of the Columbia Glacier which is just across the edge of Jasper National Park. There will be 2 photos.
The one on the bottom is the Icefield Parkway Center and the one on the top is the Columbia Glacier. I took both from across the street/highway. The center is across from the glacier and, in 1844, was under the many feet of snow and ice that comprised this glacier! This glacier is huge. Enormous. OK, get a thesaurus and find your favorite word for really, really big. Jaw-dropping.
As you can see from the nasty-looking clouds above the glacier, our beautiful sunny days seem to be over. We awakened to sapphire blue skies and mild temperatures. As we drove north, it soon became clear that that was only a teaser and we were in for some very wet conditions. It did rain on us a bit, but we were headed in the same direction as this rain system so we got only a taste of the rain.
OK, enough of that. More photos to follow in the next couple of posts.
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