Canadian Rockies bike ride - Columbia Icefield

Approaching the Columbia Icefield	On the way to the Columbia Icefield	On the edge of the valley	A final stop before riding into the valley	First views of the expanse of the Athabasca glacier	On the Athabasca Glacier	On the Athabasca Glacier
Our lodge at the Columbia Icefield	Lunch before going to the Athabasca glacier	On the Athabasca Glacier	View of the Athabasca Glacier	Start of walk to the Athabasca Glacier	Walk from parking lot to toe of Athabasca glacier	Walk from parking lot to toe of Athabasca glacier
The retreat of the Athabasca Glacier	The extent of the Athabasca glacier in 1982	Sunwapta Lake and parking lot for the walk to Athabasca glacier	Climb while walking to the toe of the Athabasca glacier	Trail to the Athabasca glacier	The bus to the glacier coming down the moraine	From below the Athabasca Glacier
Panorama - Athabasca glacier	The buses going down to the Athabasca glacier	Water flowing out of the Athabasca glacier	Buses approaching each other on the Athabasca glacier	Buses passing each other on the Athabasca glacier	Returning from the walk to the toe of the Athabasca Glacier	Icefield Discovery Center with roads to the glacier
Headed back from the walk to the toe of Athabasca glacier	Tires on the bus to Athabasca glacer	The bus to the glacier	The bus to the glacier	Ready to head down to the Athabasca glacier	The way down the moraine on to the Athabasca glacier.	Heading down the moraine to the Athabasca glacier
Bottom of Athabasca glacier as we descend towards the glacier in the bus	Bottom of Athabasca glacier as we descend towards the glacier in the bus	Riding next to the Athabasca glacier	Riding on the Athabasca glacier	Looking up towards the Columbia Icefield	The buses on the Athabasca Glacier	Icefield Discovery Center at the bottom of the Athabasca Glacier
Drinking water on the Athabasca Glacier	On the Athabasca Glacier	On the Athabasca Glacier	On the Athabasca Glacier	On the Athabasca Glacier	Mount Andromeda, next to the Athabasca Glacier	Hanging glacier on Mount Andromeda
Icefield at the top of the Athabasca glacier	Athabasca Glacier - stepping across a stream in the ice	The road taken to get on and off the glacier	The road taken to get on and off the glacier	The stream and mountain beside the Athabasca glacier	This road out of the Athabasca glacier goes up!	Angle of bus vs the Athabasca glacier climbing out
View of mountains at Columbia Icefield from hotel	A bird in the hotel in the Columbia Icefield	Early morning at Columbia Icefield	The Athabasca glacier before the crowds	Mountains of the Columbia Icefield	Morning at the Columbia Icefield	The place we stayed at at Columbia Icefield in the morning light
Panorama - At the Columbia Icefield early in the morning	Reflections at Columbia Icefield in the morning	Across the lake in the Columbia Icefield	Early morning view over the lake	Stream along the Forefield trail	An unstable stream crossing on the forefield trail	An unstable stream crossing on the forefield trail
A more stable stream crossing on the forefield trail	Crossing the stream	On the forefield trail in front of the Athabasca glacier	Early morning - the road to Banff seen from the Forefield Trail	View of Athabasca glacier from the Forefield Trail	Stream along the Forefield trail	The forefield trail with the hotel where we are staying in front
Crossing the Icefield Parkway early in the morning	Early morning at the Columbia Icefield