Ice Fields

Up early to travel south back down the Icefields Parkway to the Columbia Ice Centre. We did see another "bear jam", but alas too late to see the bear. We arrived at the centre and booked in, after a coffee and rather scrummy cinnamon bun, we went to the bus that takes us to the big wheeled snow buses that take you onto the glacier. Our driver, a young Aussie was as annoying as the 70kph winds that met us on the glacier. Al managed to step out onto the glacier, but Bev stayed in the safety of the bus..... it was too dangerous, people were being blown all over the glacier.
Then we headed to the glacier skywalk, a glass "bridge" built over the 300m drop below... the first step was weird but both managed to walk the walk.
We then headed back to Jasper, and Tangle Falls - thankfully much warmer. Dinner at Cathedral Mountain was again super, so super we decided to order a picnic from them for the next day....Read more