Wednesday

Today had a slightly different feel to it, quite literally. Temperatures have been up to 30C even into this evening. But today was a day for sensible shoes and warm jackets, we were off to stand on the Athabaskan Glacier. On the way we stopped at Bow and Peyto lakes, all tranquil and beautiful, with the background of the dramatic snow capped Rockies.
To reach the Glacier we were driven in an Ice Explorer, an amazing vehicle which coped with the steep inclines and the icy conditions. It was strange stepping out and gazing at a vast river of ice some of which had fallen hundreds of years ago. Like a river it's constantly moving albeit very slowly and is capable of carving out huge valleys and chasms in the rock.

Then it was on to Athabasca falls. An amazing amount of water from the melting snow, cascading down quite spectacularly.

Driving on towards Jasper, our stop for tonight, we saw another black bear! They move really quickly and again no one was able to get a picture of him. I've got a black blog amongst the trees which I know is the bear but I'm sure no one will believe me