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Icefields Parkway

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143 miles from Jasper to Lake Louise past glaciers that feed three oceans. The Columbia Icefield holds 10,000 years of snowfall, Peyto Lake's turquoise water is colored by rock ground to flour, and Jasper's Dark Sky Preserve reveals the Milky Way to the naked eye.

Stops on This Tour (8)

  1. 1
    Jasper Townsite (Start) Start heading south. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  2. 2
    Athabasca Falls The Athabasca River drops 75 feet through a narrow gorge. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  3. 3
    Sunwapta Falls "Sunwapta" means "turbulent river" in Stoney Nakoda. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  4. 4
    Columbia Icefield Discovery Centre The Columbia Icefield covers 325 sq km and feeds three oceans (Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic). 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  5. 5
    Athabasca Glacier Toe Walk to the toe of the glacier. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  6. 6
    Peyto Lake Viewpoint Turquoise water colored by glacial rock flour (finely ground rock suspended in meltwater). 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  7. 7
    Bow Lake Source of the Bow River, which flows through Calgary. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app
  8. 8
    Lake Louise Village End point. 🔒 Hear the full story in the Nara app

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