Mt Edith Cavell in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada, August 2008

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Mt Edith Cavell, with Cavell Glacier at its foot and Cavell Pond in front.

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Google Earth view of Mt Edith Cavell and the "Path of the Glaciers" hike, shown by the brown line.
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The first glimpse of water draining from a melting glacier
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Julia and Stuart start up the trail to the "Path of the Glacier"
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Dave, Greg and Seng are close behind
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As we come around a corner we start to see Angel Glacier
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The trail ahead
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Up above is Ghost Glacier, a hanging glacier that seems to be hanging by a thread
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The sun breaks free of the clouds and shines on Angel Glacier
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Meltwater from Angel Glacier
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Below the tongue of Angel Glacier, in Cavell Glacier, is an ice cave (the glacier is covered with rocks and gravel)
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Cavell Pond with Cavell Glacier behind it
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Hikers at the edge of Cavell Pond
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From here we get a better view of the 'body' of Angel Glacier
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Meltwater from Angel Glacier ends up in Cavell Pond
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A closer look at the ice cave
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Angel Glacier from below
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This sign is widely ignored because people want to see the ice cave
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Cavell Pond meets Cavell Glacier
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Approaching the ice cave
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The ice cave has a curtain of water dripping down the edge. Every few minutes a rock falls down as well.
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Cave/glacier, falls and glacier

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