{"id":322,"date":"2012-02-02T23:07:36","date_gmt":"2012-02-03T06:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theskidream.com\/?p=322"},"modified":"2012-03-17T21:01:34","modified_gmt":"2012-03-18T04:01:34","slug":"icefields-parkway-the-worlds-most-spectacular-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/icefields-parkway","title":{"rendered":"Icefields Parkway &#8211; the world&#8217;s most spectacular road?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The road itself isn&#8217;t actually spectacular. In fact it is for the most park a dead easy drive. Well engineered, mostly fairly straight and flat. Only gets a bit steep and twisty once I think. But oh, the views. On my way back from Jasper I got to enjoy the views again, this time under even better weather.\u00a0 I really can&#8217;t say anything more to convey how beautiful the drive is, so I&#8217;ll just let the photos do the talking.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_331\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-331\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330\" title=\"Icefields Parkway\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway.jpg 640w, https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-331\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Starting the trip north<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway000.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway001.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway002.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway003.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway004.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway005.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway006.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway007.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway008.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway009.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway010.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway011.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway012.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_332\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-332\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway013.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Weeping Wall. A foreign TV crew was here filming some ice climbers when I pulled up to make lunch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway014.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_345\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-345\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway015.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-345\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At the Weeping Wall turnout.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_347\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-347\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway016.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-347\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Facing south in the same spot as above.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_348\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-348\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway017.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The incredible views don&#39;t end yet. Only halfway to Jasper.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_349\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-349\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway018.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-349\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Starting the Sunwapta pass, the only particularly mountainous stretch of the road.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway019.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway020.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway021.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway022.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway023.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_350\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-350\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway024.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-350\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The road is briefly clear just north of the Columbia Icefield (Icefields Centre) as the wind is so strong nothing can sit and collect.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway025.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway026.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway027.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_351\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-351\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway100.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-351\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heading back south two days later<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway101.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway102.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway103.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway104.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway105.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway106.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway107.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_402\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-402\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a class=\"colorbox-link\" href=\"#north-of-weeping\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-402\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/north-of-weeping-640x90.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A bit north of the Weeping Wall, where the valley opens up. Click to view full size and then drag the image to rotate.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div style=\"display:none\">\n<div id=\"north-of-weeping\">\n<div class=\"photonav\" id=\"c79c382f93db76ed\">\n\t<div class=\"container\" style=\"width: auto; height: 640px;\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/north-of-weeping.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" id=\"photonav-image\" class=\"image colorbox-off\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/north-of-weeping.jpg\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t<div class=\"photonav popup\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\" style=\"display: block; overflow: hidden;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/north-of-weeping.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" id=\"photonav-image\" class=\"image colorbox-off\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/north-of-weeping.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">jQuery(document).ready(function(){jQuery(\"#c79c382f93db76ed\").photoNav({id:\"c79c382f93db76ed\",mode:\"drag360\",popup:\"none\",animate:\"none\",position:\"center\",label:\"none\"});});<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"photonav\" id=\"e8660e549d082150\">\n\t<div class=\"container\" style=\"width: auto; height: 640px;\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/north-of-weeping.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" id=\"photonav-image\" class=\"image colorbox-off\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/north-of-weeping.jpg\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t<div class=\"photonav popup\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\" style=\"display: block; overflow: hidden;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/north-of-weeping.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" id=\"photonav-image\" class=\"image colorbox-off\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/north-of-weeping.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">jQuery(document).ready(function(){jQuery(\"#e8660e549d082150\").photoNav({id:\"e8660e549d082150\",mode:\"drag360\",popup:\"none\",animate:\"none\",position:\"center\",label:\"none\"});});<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_352\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-352\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway108.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-352\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lunch with a view. I kinda wanted to just stay there. Such an incredible spot with the valley opened right up to the right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_353\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-353\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway109.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-353\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Someone discovered why traveling the road in winter is not recommended<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_401\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-401\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a class=\"colorbox-link\" href=\"#sunwapta-lookout\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-401\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/lookout-north-sunwapta-640x99.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"99\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-401\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The lookout at the north end of the Sunwapta Pass. Click to view full size and then drag the image to rotate.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div style=\"display:none\">\n<div id=\"sunwapta-lookout\">\n<div class=\"photonav\" id=\"d0eaf0d3bd5f818a\">\n\t<div class=\"container\" style=\"width: auto; height: 640px;\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/lookout-north-sunwapta.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" id=\"photonav-image\" class=\"image colorbox-off\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/lookout-north-sunwapta.jpg\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t<div class=\"photonav popup\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\" style=\"display: block; overflow: hidden;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/lookout-north-sunwapta.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" id=\"photonav-image\" class=\"image colorbox-off\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/lookout-north-sunwapta.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">jQuery(document).ready(function(){jQuery(\"#d0eaf0d3bd5f818a\").photoNav({id:\"d0eaf0d3bd5f818a\",mode:\"drag360\",popup:\"none\",animate:\"none\",position:\"center\",label:\"none\"});});<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_353\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-353\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway110.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-353\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Columbia Icefield sitting atop a huge horseshoe cliff face<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway112.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_354\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-354\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway113.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-354\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The viewpoint pullout where the above photo was taken. I was surprised to see a Raven come visit given hardly anyone comes here this time of year.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_355\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-355\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway114.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-355\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After feeding the little beggar (and a friend who showed up as soon as crumbs were produced), the raven took in the view with me.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_356\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-356\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway115.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-356\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taken from the same spot again, looking south along the highway<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway116.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_400\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-400\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a class=\"colorbox-link\" href=\"#icefields-centre\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-400\" title=\"Icefields Parkway\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/columbia-icefield-640x97.jpg\" alt=\"Icefield Centre\" width=\"640\" height=\"97\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-400\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Icefields Centre, the major tourist stop along the parkway, other than the tourism mecca endpoints of Lake Louise and Jasper. Eerily empty (the Inn is outright closed) this time of year. Click to view full size and then drag the image to rotate.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div style=\"display:none\">\n<div id=\"icefields-centre\">\n<div class=\"photonav\" id=\"5fca71f53ca810ed\">\n\t<div class=\"container\" style=\"width: auto; height: 640px;\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/columbia-icefield.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" id=\"photonav-image\" class=\"image colorbox-off\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/columbia-icefield.jpg\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t<div class=\"photonav popup\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\" style=\"display: block; overflow: hidden;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/columbia-icefield.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" id=\"photonav-image\" class=\"image colorbox-off\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/columbia-icefield.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">jQuery(document).ready(function(){jQuery(\"#5fca71f53ca810ed\").photoNav({id:\"5fca71f53ca810ed\",mode:\"drag360\",popup:\"none\",animate:\"none\",position:\"center\",label:\"none\"});});<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_357\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-357\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway117.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-357\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The foot of the Athabasca Glacier at Icefields Centre. Definitely an iconic image of Canada<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway118.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_357\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-357\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway119.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-357\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Same guy followed me all the way here or another local beggar?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway120.jpg\" 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aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-358\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway132.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-358\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">As usual my attempts to leave early enough to arrive in daylight fail, as the sun sets a bit north of Lake Louise<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway133.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/theskidream.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/icefields-parkway134.jpg\" alt=\"Icefields Parkway\" width=\"640\" 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Not that any of the photos here really convey the majesty of the scenes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The road itself isn&#8217;t actually spectacular. In fact it is for the most park a dead easy drive. Well engineered, mostly fairly straight and flat. Only gets a bit steep and twisty once I think. But oh, the views. 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