Bow Lake – Parker Ridge
Journée de déplacement avec notre convoi d’autos vers le nord, via la magnifique Icefields parkway. Nous faisons d’abord un court arrêt à Bow Lake, puis plus tard, pour le lunch, nous grimpons vers le Parker Ridge pour aller jeter un coup d’oeil au glacier Saskatchewan. Enfin, nous faisons également un arrêt pour voir l’Athabasca Glacier (qui recule de plus en plus vite), une des langues de l’immense Columbia Icefield. Nous terminons notre journée au lodge des Sunwapta Falls.
Parker Ridge D+: 330m, dist: 5.8km, durée: 1h55
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![Bow Lake. Le lodge est fermé cette année.](http://www.memoirevisuelle.com/docs/photos/2020_rocheuses/20200904/th/20200904_nikon_002.jpg)
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![Le tracé de notre petite rando](http://www.memoirevisuelle.com/docs/photos/2020_rocheuses/20200904/th/20200904_rando_carte_strava.jpg)
![On va jeter un coup d'oeil au glacier Athabaska](http://www.memoirevisuelle.com/docs/photos/2020_rocheuses/20200904/th/20200904_nikon_145_146.jpg)
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![Le glacier recule de plus en plus vite, en 2006 (plus ou moins lors de ma dernière visite), se prolongeait jusqu'à ce marqueur.](http://www.memoirevisuelle.com/docs/photos/2020_rocheuses/20200904/th/20200904_nikon_169.jpg)
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