Canadian Rockies Athabasca Glacier

This photo shows the most comprehensive view of the Athabasca Glacier.  There is more to the glacier in the adjoining valleys and beyond the horizon.  Taken with a 300 mm lens, note the size differences in the Sno Coach compared to the lower pictures.

Below left, is a “Sno Coach” – an overgrown bus with Euclid size tires that traverse the glacier.  On the left side of that photo is a group of tourists being led on a guided tour of the Athabasca Glacier.  I, for ten years, a happy resident of Florida and having endured 40 winters in Buffalo, declined this incredible opportunity to once again slog through the snow.
Below right, two Sno Coaches are passing.  The one on the left heading up the glacier, the one on the right coming down the glacier.  The Sno Coaches only go on the flat, lower portion of the glacier; they cannot negotiate the rough terrain seen directly behind them.

The glacier has receded about 1/4 mile in the last 70 years due to global warming.