26 July 2012
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![athabasca_sm](https://blogs.agu.org/mountainbeltway/files/2012/07/athabasca_sm.jpg)
That’s the Athabasca Glacier, crown jewel of the Icefields Parkway in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. Its lateral moraines show well its retreat and “deflation” in recent years.
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When I first saw this glacier back in 1976 it extended all the way to the highway, about 1.4 km from its present position.