One other noteworthy bit of information about the Columbia Icefield and its glaciers: This is the only place in the world that has a three-way Continental Divide. Water from here flow into the Atlantic, the Pacific and the Arctic oceans. So as one tour guide said, "No matter where you go from here, the water from these glaciers will follow you. These glaciers are part of you."
Even home, in the ocean around Puerto Rico.
Like I said, mind-blowing!
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