The morning of the 14th we left for Jasper, Alberta, in the same cloudy weather and a tour was scheduled enroute to the next RV park. We all met at the Columbia Icefield. This tour was much better than awesome. We all got on a regular tour bus (where it was snowing at the time), and rode up to the beginning of the ice fields where we boarded an Ice Explorer Bus with giant tires which took us up to the Athabasca Glacier. There was one point where we were riding straight up and another where we felt like we were going to drop off at the top. We reached the glacier and exited the ice bus for 15 minutes to walk and take pictures. We learned that we were standing on the largest mass of glacial ice in the Canadian Rockies. What a beautiful view! We then were driven back down on the ice bus and tour bus and on to continue our trip. We were back on the road again and headed for the next stop when we almost went into shock when we spotted 2 bears on the side of the road ahead. I keep my small camera in my lap with my trigger finger on the On/Off button so I can snap at any time and I caught one picture of the bear but not quick enough for the other. All traffic on the highways here stop when there is an animal sighting so you better have your camera ready because they move fast.We then stopped at the Athabasca Falls with that same beautiful color water that is from the glacial flour. How many times can you say “Gorgeous.” That made our day complete. Hope you enjoy our posts but up here WiFi is scarce and phone signals are few and far between so BEAR with us if we do not post as often as we would like. (One bit of trivia – there are only 23 Ice Explorer Busses in the world and all 23 are at the Columbia Ice Fields)
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