Athabasca Glacier and Panther Falls

Rob and Brenda took a day trip to the Athabasca Glacier, a giant ice field several hours drive away from Banff. Along the way, they fell into deep discourse... the subject was cultural appropriation... and were so absorbed that they ended up in the wrong province! After correcting their path, they discovered along the way some mighty roaring water... which Rob recorded with his DAT recorder. Delayed by their wanderings, they arrived at the glacier just at sunset, with only enough time for a hurried walk on the lip... and resolved to return again someday, to walk out on to to ice field.

Upon returning to Banff, they learned that they had stopped and listened to a famous waterfall hidden behind the trees - Panther Falls - and they resolved they should return to climb the trail to find it. A few weeks later they did...

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Deep pool at Athabasca Glacier.Looking straight down into a deep pool at the Athabasca Glacier emiting bubbles from the frozen depths. As this photo was taken, a deep bass groaning came from the ice... and Rob hurriedly jumped away, remembering the warnings that several people were lost on the glacier every year. Photo by Rob Tow.


Brenda Laurel sitting on the trail to Panther Falls.Brenda Laurel sitting on the edge of the steep gorge at the highest reachable point of the trail up Panther Falls. Photo by Rob Tow.


The top of Panther Falls.A view of the the unreachable top of Panther Falls. The wind blowing up the gorge was so intense that it would blow the falling water upward for several meters. Photo by Rob Tow.


Tree hugging.Evidence of nature worship on the part of Placeholder project director Brenda Laurel, in the form of tree-hugging, along the trail to Panther falls. Photo by Rob Tow.


Rob Tow Rob Tow, wearing his fractal jean jacket, grins at the top of Panther falls. Photo by Brenda Laurel.



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