Blue View - Figure 8 Railroad Tunnels?
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To get over the Kicking Horse Pass in British Columbia, a train has to follow a figure eight route…
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Jasper National Park and on to Banff
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Just before sunrise, we headed to the Athabasca Glacier to walk the 1-mile Toe of the Athabasca Glacier Trail. It was 27F (-3C) when we headed out and we bundled up to brave the morning cold. It was a steep, short-of-breath climb up a gravel and rock trail, but worth the effort.
Read MoreJasper National Park
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Our goal for the day was Jasper National Park. We left Hinton early. We were really looking forward to Jasper and happily hung our park passes in the front windshield. We were a bit disappointed when heavy smoke and haze prevented us from seeing the beautiful scenery. We were sure there were mountains out there, but we weren’t quite sure where they were.
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