The famous winged glacier is high on the must-see list of most Jasper visitors so the trail is a busy one. Maybe not as crowded as some of the popular Banff trails, but still there were lots of people joining us as we hiked in rain and threat of rain (and, lots of mosquitos!).
From the parking lot, approaching Angel Glacier and falls.
View back down the valley from the glacier.
The famous winged glacier; Angle Glacier head-on.
Friendly? marmot observing the passing hikers.
Cavell Lake with icebergs. That's Cavell Glacier at center left and...
a close-up of the glacier.
From the foot of the glaciers we climbed up through Cavell Meadows to a spur that leads to a viewpoint of Angel and Cavell Glaciers and Cavell Lake.
Frederick appreciating the view and his mosquito net. No more yucky insect repellent on the face and neck.
Continuing on the circuit, we saw another spur leading to the east end of the circuit and a climactic viewpoint. These hikers look a little like ants laboring on their ant-hill.
We made it to the top of the viewpoint just as the wind and rain arrived, too.
Views from the summit.
Angel Glacier at eye level from the summit.
On the way down we paused to eat our lunch by a patch of snow. We had planned to eat our lunch at the summit, but the wind and rain were too much of a distraction.
Cavell Meadows were flower rich and a riot of color.
The photos of Angel Glacier, Cavell Meadows, and Mt. Edith Cavell were stunningly beautiful! The mosquito netting to cover Frederick's face and neck brought back memories of John and me using the same netting at Uluru (Ayer's Rock) in Australia. We'd have been eating flies without it!
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