{"id":2737,"date":"2025-05-11T00:13:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T00:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/?p=2737"},"modified":"2025-05-22T18:49:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T18:49:15","slug":"canada-day-4-icefields-parkway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/index.php\/2025\/05\/11\/canada-day-4-icefields-parkway\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada &#8211; Day 4 Icefields Parkway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today we left Banff to drive 140 miles through Banff and Jasper National Parks on the Icefields Parkway &#8216;one of the world&#8217;s most scenic drives&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The scenery was amazing throughout the route. Our first stop was at Bow Lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"824\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000033264-1024x824.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000033264-1024x824.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000033264-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000033264-768x618.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000033264-1536x1235.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000033264-2048x1647.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1000033264-274x220.jpg 274w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250510_24590.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250510_24590.jpg 800w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250510_24590-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250510_24590-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250510_24590-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We drove on past beautiful lakes, mountains and forests &#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250510_25292.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250510_25292.jpg 800w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250510_25292-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250510_25292-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250510_25292-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>to the Athabasca Glacier, one of 6 glaciers that flow from the Icefields. We rode the Snow Coach to the glacier and were able to walk on it! It was very windy, cold and snowing but exhilarating!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250510_28598.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250510_28598.jpg 695w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250510_28598-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250510_28598-255x220.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250510_27653.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250510_27653.jpg 800w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250510_27653-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250510_27653-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250510_27653-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250510_26609.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250510_26609.jpg 600w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250510_26609-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250510_26609-165x220.jpg 165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250510_28446.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250510_28446.jpg 600w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250510_28446-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250510_28446-165x220.jpg 165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250510_27129.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250510_27129.jpg 800w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250510_27129-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250510_27129-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250510_27129-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250510_29705.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250510_29705.jpg 800w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250510_29705-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250510_29705-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250510_29705-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our next stop was the Athabasca Falls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We drove on to Jasper, seeing elk on the roadside along with evidence of a devastating forest fire that hit the area in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a night in the Forest Park Hotel we will board the Rocky Mountaineer tomorrow!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we left Banff to drive 140 miles through Banff and Jasper National Parks on the Icefields Parkway &#8216;one of the world&#8217;s most scenic drives&#8217;. The scenery was amazing throughout the route. Our first stop was at Bow Lake. 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