The Canadian Rockies

Snow capped Mount Robson

The Canadian Rockies is a range of mountains stretching from British Columbia in the west to Alberta in the east ( both provinces of Canada ) and Mount Robson which stand at 3954 m is the highest peak in the Rockies.

The cool and wet weather in this region result in moister soil, more glaciers and thus bigger rivers and lakes and water falls. And all these natural phenomenon are the essential components of the magnificent and beautiful landscapes of the Rockies.

There are five national parks located within the Rockies, some of them interlinked and interlocked with one another. The interlocked national parks constitutes the proclaimed world heritage site.

The Columbia ice field is one of the bigger accumulation of snowfall on the Rockies and it feeds several glaciers, one of them is the Athabasca glacier.

Mount Robson in a distance

A lower peak in the Rockies

In the background is Mount Robson

The road leading to the Athabasca glacier
which is fed by the Columbia ice field

Athabasca glacier

The number of cars is a sign of
the popularity of this tourist destination

Me with the glacier in the far background

Snow coaches to fetch visitors
to the Athabasca glacier

inside the snow coach

Admiring the glacier at its very spot

A closer look of the source end of the glacier

Only snow coaches with big specially
designed wheels can move on the
snowy surface

One for the album in front of
the snow coaches

Arrived at the glacier by snow coach

Waiting for the snow coach
to fetch us back to the car park

Scores of visitors taking a good view
of the glacier at the front compound
of the tourist center building

View of the Athabasca glacier
from a distance

Car park

The layer of snow on top
of the mountain is still intact
even though it is summer

A closer look of the glacier

Side view of the Athabasca glacier