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Related: About this forumMy visit to the Athabasca Glacier
I recently visited the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. While my blog post is ostensibly on this recent vacation my wife and I took, I thought it would be of interest to people here as it shows just how bad global warming has been over the past 97 years.
Our Road Trip to the Columbia Icefield, Yellowstone and Beyond
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My visit to the Athabasca Glacier (Original Post)
robertpaulsen
Jul 2016
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CaliforniaPeggy
(149,843 posts)1. Great blog, and I loved your video. Thank you for taking us along. n/t
robertpaulsen
(8,632 posts)3. You're very welcome, I appreciate the compliment!
We've got lots of other great videos at our other blog:
https://lexandneek.wordpress.com/
pangaia
(24,324 posts)2. I visited Athabasca Glacier in 1977.
During a 10 week motorcycle trip from Ithaca NY.
No buses then. :> )
robertpaulsen
(8,632 posts)4. Wow, now THAT sounds like a road trip!
Yeah, I was surprised at how accessible it was, but then, given the relentlessness of global warming, not that surprised.