We will get to glaciers, I promise. For now -
The Athabasca River flows out of the Athabasca Glacier for 1,231 km (765 miles) before joining other lakes and rivers and eventually the Arctic Ocean. Much of the year the "rock flour" turns the water that special green color.
Most of it's time along side the Icefields Parkway, at least at in the early fall when we were there, the Athabasca is a calm beautiful waterway. Then, this happens:
After this powerful drop over the rocks and through this narrow canyon, Athabasca opens up again and continues on it's way.
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