Lake Louise to Jasper incl. Nigel Pass Trail, Aug. 10

Heading north again on the Icefields Parkway	north on the Icefields Parkway	Dolomite near the Athabasca River	north on the Icefields Parkway	approaching the Big Bend on the Icefields Parkway	Nigel Pass trailhead
foliate rocks on the Nigel Pass Trail	the trail started out wooded	"Camp Parker" from the 1940s	looking north along the trail	civilization passes overhead	the valley side to the west is eroding fast
cliffside erosion	north towards the pass	equestrian trail (seemed little-used)	gray limestone, apricot-colored dolomite	Pine Siskin	nearing Nigel Pass
Limestone and Dolomite	Huge gray limestone exposure at the pass	Limestone and Dolomite	Huge gray limestone exposure at the pass	Brazeau River headwaters flowing below the pass	looking northwest through Nigel Pass
Limestone and Dolomite exposure	Limestone and Dolomite contact	Limestone and Dolomite exposure	looking back south down the trail - time to turn around	sedimentary layers above the east side of the valley	huge rock sheets in the distance
south along the valley bottom	mystery sparrow!	Limestone and Dolomite mountains to the north	Ruby-Crowned Kinglet juvenile	Parker Ridge trail in the distance (I climbed that a few days ago)	Mountains overlooking the Big Bend in the distance
foliate rocks on the mountainside	locally-hewn bridge over the milky stream	nearing the end of the trail	turning back onto the Icefields Parkway	north on the Icefields Parkway again	along the Icefields Parkway
Passing the Athabasca Glacier for the last time