Columbia Icefield and Athabasca Mountain by shepherdmanswife

Columbia Icefield and Athabasca Mountain

somewhere on the Icefield Parkway between Banff and Jasper.
Such a spectacular drive. Took us all day, for what should have been a 4 hour drive as we just had to keep stopping to soak up and photograph these views.
Wow, full of color! I can see why you kept stopping to take photos!
October 25th, 2014  
And the sad thing is with glaciers melting faster this view may be lost. Wonderful capture.
October 25th, 2014  
Absolutely stunning -- full of gorgeous colours ! fav !
October 25th, 2014  
Wow beautiful!
October 25th, 2014  
Jo
Really beautiful.
October 25th, 2014  
How could you not stop and make a photograph of this scene! Breathtakingly gorgeous.
October 25th, 2014  
Lovely view.
October 25th, 2014  
So beautiful!! Thanks for sharing these shots!! When we drove along the Parkway it was thick fog and we couldn't see a thing!! I will have to go back!! Fav!
October 25th, 2014  
Stunning capture, looks an amazing place
October 25th, 2014  
Breathtaking shot. Instant fav.
October 25th, 2014  
Spectacular!
October 25th, 2014  
Stunning picture. Congratulations on making the Trending Page. Well deserved.
October 25th, 2014  
Amazing capture - fav!
October 25th, 2014  
Another beautiful shot. This is making me want to visit the area again.
October 25th, 2014  
Another amazing view... every time you put another one up, I make another note to visit this place.
October 25th, 2014  
Totally awe-inspiring.
October 25th, 2014  
Beautiful!!!! fav
October 25th, 2014  
How beautiful! I'm not surprised you kept stopping to take photos.
October 25th, 2014  
just gorgeous - wow you must have had a blast with photo ops like this
October 25th, 2014  
Fav!
October 25th, 2014  
Gorgeous, fav
October 25th, 2014  
But of course you had to absorb everything around you! What luck!
October 25th, 2014  
Stunning! The colours are so rich.
October 25th, 2014  
Such vivid colors.
October 25th, 2014  
Stunning
October 25th, 2014  
Fabulous view, beautiful colours and shot
October 25th, 2014  
Beautiful view!
October 25th, 2014  
Stunning!
October 25th, 2014  
Beautiful composition, super colours. Fav
October 25th, 2014  
WOW, Amazing capture and colours...Fav
October 25th, 2014  
love it - Fav
October 25th, 2014  
Stunning scene.
October 25th, 2014  
Beautiful scene and capture, instant FAV.
October 25th, 2014  
Stunning! Love the colours!
October 25th, 2014  
Love the old winding river. Great colours
October 25th, 2014  
Stunning view :)
October 25th, 2014  
Fav! Just love the colors and that perfect reflection.
October 26th, 2014  
Yeah, I'd spend all day taking shots around there too. Gorgeous, big fav.
October 26th, 2014  
Love this view! It is so gorgeous! fav
October 26th, 2014  
Awesome shot!
October 26th, 2014  
Such incredible scenery.
October 26th, 2014  
Stunning scenery - I can see why it might take forever to travel any distance - these are some awesome colors and such a view! You've been quite the travel agent for Canada. Fav
October 26th, 2014  
Beautiful landscape shot. A fav. P.S. I can see why you would take longer than 4 hours to make this trip. I would be stopping all of the time to look at and shoot the views too.
October 26th, 2014  
So beautiful the scenery is breath taking fav
October 26th, 2014  
Beautiful colours!
October 26th, 2014  
A remarkable view! A wonderful capture! Fav!
October 26th, 2014  
I have been past this point many times, but don't have any pictures that come close to the beauty of yours. Your picture is of the toe of the Columbia Icefields, with Mount Athabasca on the left. The glacier has been receding for the past 10,000 years or so, but the retreat of the glacier toe has been remarkable during the last 20 years.
October 26th, 2014  
Well worth the stop. Fabulous shot. Fave
October 26th, 2014  
Amazing! Fav!
October 26th, 2014  
wow - awesome fav
October 26th, 2014  
Looks like the Athabasca glacier and very beautiful with autumn colour around it. We saw it in early 2012 all surrounded by snow.
October 26th, 2014  
@bette @pixiemac thank you for identifying the Icefield and mountain. I have changed the title.
October 26th, 2014  
Stunning!
October 26th, 2014  
Instant fav. Fantastic.
October 27th, 2014  
Stunning image fav
October 27th, 2014  
This is such a majestic photograph Chantal! Fav!
October 27th, 2014  
Simply stunning, deep colors
October 28th, 2014  
Oh My Amazing
October 28th, 2014  
Beautiful colors!
October 29th, 2014  
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