Alberta July 2001 / Banff, Columbia Icefields, Wednesday July 4
Emil Ochotta
7/15/2001

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We still haven't made it to the tourist center at this point, but you can see the glacier flowing down over the mountain tops. columbia-icefiel... columbia-icefiel... columbia-icefiel... columbia-icefiel...
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This is taken from the tourist center. The icefield you can see is only the toe of the icefield that lies beyond. There are markers on the ground that show how the ice has receded over the past 100 years. It used to extend to where I'm standing. We took the tour out onto the ice. They stop and let us get out and walk around a little. columbia-icefiel... columbia-icefiel... columbia-icefiel...
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