Ben getting our bikes ready for the ride that morning |
Smiles |
Looking in Jasper National Park from Banff National Park |
Taking a picture of the sign for Banff National Park on the other side |
Marker for Sunwapta Pass |
One foot in Banff National Park, and the other in Jasper |
Early morning scene from the Icefield Parkway |
From the road after crossing the Sunwapta Pass |
Beside the Icefield Parkway, early in the morning |
Parking lot for Parker Ridge hike |
Trail to Parker Ridge |
Variety of flowers beside the trail to Parker Ridge |
Panorama - Mount Athabasca and Hilda Peak |
Climbing Parker Ridge |
Climbing Parker Ridge |
The slope up to Parker Ridge covered with flowers |
Climbing Parker Ridge |
Watching the hikers go by |
A view from Parker Ridge |
The Saskatchewan Glacier |
On Parker Ridge |
On Parker Ridge |
Looking into the distance on Parker Ridge |
On Parker Ridge |
The Saskatchewan Glacier |
A view from Parker ridge |
Saskatchewan Glacier from Parker Ridge |
Ben, the photographer |
The Saskatchewan Glacier |
The gang on Parker Ridge |
Picture opportunity on Parker Ridge |
In front of Saskatchewan Glacier on Parker Ridge |
Starting descent from Parker Ridge |
Descending from Parker Ridge |
The parking lot at the bottom of Parker Ridge |
The parking lot at the bottom of Parker Ridge |
Coming down the mountain - return from Parker Ridge |
Returning from Parker Ridge - our support vehicle is below |
View of the Icefield Parkway in the valley as we descend from Parker Ridge |
Descending from Parker Ridge |
View of Valley when descending Parker Ridge |
A stop to gather oneself in a somewhat dangerous downhill section |
By the North Saskatchewan river |
The hill we just descended behind them |
The rock wall, Icefield Parkway |
Approaching the rest stop |
Gathering place |
The Athabasca river |
Snack stop on the Icefield Parkway |
On the Icefield Parkway |
Perspectives in distance and size on the Icefield Parkway |
On the Icefield Parkway |
On the Icefield Parkway |
On the Icefield Parkway |
Riding beside the mountains on the Icefield Parkway |
The North Saskatchewan river |
The North Saskatchewan river |
Towering cliff side beside the Icefield Parkway |
The Crossing Resort |
Our rooms at the Crossing Resort |
The mountains as seen from The Crossing Resort |
The Crossing Resort |
Panorama - The Crossing Resort |
At the Mistaya river canyon |
The Miskaya river cuts its way through a deep and narrow gorge |
At the Miskaya River Gorge |
At the Mistaya River gorge |
At the Mistaya River gorge |
A the Miskaya River Gorge |
The Miskaya river near sunset |
The Mistaya River |
At the Mistaya River gorge |
At the Mistaya River gorge |
Through the wooden slats of the bridge over the Miskaya river |
As the sun sets at The Crossing Resort, Icefiled Parkway |