Athabasca Falls and the Columbia Icefield
The next night we would stay at Banff Springs Hotel. Along the way, our first stop was to see Athabasca Falls which is within Jasper National Park. Athabasca Falls is in the upper part of the Athabasca River – we had gone rafting on the lower part of the river during our stay in Jasper. While the water doesn’t have the greatest drop, it is considered a powerful waterfall because of the amount of water funneled through relatively narrow openings…