Do you ever find it strange to think that glaciers have toes? Well, they do! The terminus of a glacier is called a toe, and these walks will take you right up to the Toe of the Athabasca Glacier. I suppose that makes sense as glaciers are slowly receding (and tiptoeing away!) I was really hoping we’d be able to fit in a quick Athabasca Glacier hike into our Icefields Parkway road trip, but nothing could quite prepare me for…
Tangle Creek Falls is a pretty impressive multi-tiered waterfall, which is one of the many gorgeous possible stops along the Icefields Parkway (the main road between Banff and Jasper). The waterfall has a 35 m drop split between multiple layers. Each tier splits into lots of smaller streams which seem to be in a tangle – maybe that is how it got its name!? There is no hike to get to this one, you just need to cross the highway…
Sunwapta Falls is another one of the many waterfalls on our epic drive along the Icefields Parkway. The main waterfall is only about a hundred meters away from the car park, but if you fancy a bit of a walk, there is much more to see. The lower waterfalls are nice to see, but the trail to reach them is truly gorgeous! This was one of my favourite easy hikes near Jasper. If you have time, and fancy stretching your…
Athabasca Falls was our first waterfall stop on our epic drive along the Icefields Parkway. This gorgeous waterfall is just off the main road, and has its own giant car park and teeny trail. The Athabasca Falls are located where the wide Athabasca river has to squeeze itself through a narrow limestone canyon. The waterfall has a drop of 24m, which doesn’t sound massive (after the 141m drop we saw at Wells Gray Provincial Park), however, there is so much…