Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Althabasca waterfall

 

The Althabasca waterfall is a little south of Jasper on the Icefield Parkway.  Not much to look at from the top;

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But soon gets more interesting

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Check out the spray

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Similar to Maligne canyon the water has gouged deeply

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Had to climb to the bottom for some great views back up. They have carved steps into a route the river doesn't use any more

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Don't let the sun confuse you into thinking Canada in August is warm – still wearing lots of layers

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At the bottom of the falls the river calmly returns to a slow running river, although slightly grey/white from all the sediment in the water. 

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