Icefield Parkway

Jasper National Park - Icefield Parkway, State Route 93. Just above Lake Louise, Trans-Canada Route 1 bears off to the west and the Icefield Parkway State Route 93 continues northward through towering mountains studded with glaciers. Bright blue, glacier carved lakes and thick evergreen forests border the highway that roughly parallels the Saskatchenwan, Sunwapta, and Athabasca rivers. This is not a route you will want to hurry over. Along the way there are pull-outs for viewing the sights but there are more spectacular sights than places to stop to do the viewing. Just be patient and enjoy a most scenic drive.

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Mount Fryatt
 
Athabasca River looking south
 
Athabasca River and Mt. Fryatt
 
One of many viewpoints along Parkway
 
Tangle Falls
 
Last look at Jasper National Park
 
Parkway wildlife - mountain goats

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