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	Athabasca Pass (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Athabasca Pass, elevation 1748 m, a solitary spot now visited rarely by hikers and mountaineers, is situated on the extreme southwest boundary of JASPER NATIONAL PK, on the BC-Alberta border.
		It is reached from the east by gentle slopes from the Whirlpool River, an Athabasca River tributary.
		Thereafter the pass was used for several years as a main fur-trade route across the ROCKY MTS, though heavy snow caused voyageurs some hardship during late spring crossings.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0000371 (143 words)

	CHRS - Athabasca River - Fact Sheet
		The Athabasca is accessible by both road and rail from all major centres in Alberta and British Columbia and offers excellent canoeing, kayaking, hiking and rafting with all of the attendant services and facilities usually found in Canada’s national parks.
		David Thompson, Discoverer of the Athabasca Pass and Henry House plaques commemorate surveying and mapping; and land transportation is recognized by the Athabasca Pass and The Overlanders of 1862 plaques.
		Athabasca River and Jasper National Park Services, Permits and Regulations: Before finalizing plans to canoe or kayak on the Athabasca River, visitors are strongly advised to write to the Superintendent, Jasper National Park, P.O. Box 10, Jasper, Alberta, TOE 1E0 or visit http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/ab/jasper/index_e.asp.
	www.chrs.ca /Rivers/Athabasca/Athabasca-F_e.htm (1576 words)

	Athabasca, Mount - Peakware World Mountain Encyclcopedia
		It is sandwiched between the Athabasca and Saskatchewan Glaciers on the border of Banff and Jasper National Parks.
		Athabasca is the Cree Indian name for “where there are needs” and originally was referring to Lake Athabasca.
		I climbed Mount Athabasca in August and it was in relatively dry condition.
	www.peakware.com /peaks.html?pk=20 (765 words)

	Moose Travel Network - Athabasca >> How does it work?
		The pass is valid for the whole peak season (mid-June through September) and passengers may jump on/off at any of the listed stops (see Departure Schedule) during the season.
		When you book a pass, your itinerary is automatically scheduled for the minimum time (4 days), and your accommodation is automatically reserved along the way for the 4 nights, unless you notify us otherwise.
		The key benefit of this pass is that you have the advantages of a "tour" but also the flexibility of independent travel.
	www.moosenetwork.com /howitworks.php?tourId=14 (481 words)

	Climb Mount Athabasca in the Canadian Rockies
		Athabasca is one of the most accessible and enjoyable big peaks in the Canadian Rockies.
		Mount Athabasca is located at the eastern edge of the Columbia Icefields on the ridge between the Athabasca and Saskatchewan Glaciers.
		It leads to the 'col' (alpine pass) between Athabasca and Mt. Andromeda from where the West Ridge is followed over Silverhorn to the summit.
	www.yamnuska.com /mountathabasca.shtml (1770 words)

	Wilcox Pass
		However, the Athabasca Glacier is middling in size compared to its parent, which sits on a high plateau above and is roughly the size of Connecticut.
		After tying our tent to the top of the rental car to dry, We quickly ascended to the pass, where we were rewarded with idyllic views of Wilcox Peak, Nigel Peak, and the higher peaks, upon whose shoulders the Columbia Icefield rested.
		At that point, we were roughly 3 miles from the car, and at the rate that the weather appeared to be deteriorating, we had less than a half hour before the rain began in earnest.
	sepwww.stanford.edu /~morgan/adventures/canada/wilcox_pass.html (1005 words)

	Athabasca Pass - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Athabasca Pass (1753 metres) is a pass through the Canadian Rockies.
		The headwaters of the Whirlpool River, a tributary of the Athabasca River, eventually flow into the Arctic Ocean.
		It is south of Yellowhead Pass and north of Howse Pass.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Athabasca_Pass (126 words)

	AllRefer.com - Athabasca Pass, Canada (Canadian Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Athabasca Pass, 5,736 ft (1,748 m) high, W Alta. and E British Columbia, Canada, leading from the headwaters of the Athabasca River across the Continental Divide to the Columbia River.
		It was discovered by David Thompson, a Canadian fur trader, or one of his agents c.1811, and for the next 50 years it was the chief route of the Hudson's Bay men on their journeys to and from the Columbia River country.
		More articles from AllRefer Reference on Athabasca Pass
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/A/AthabasPas.html (177 words)

	Athabasca Pass - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Athabasca University Centre for Innovative Management Media Advisory.
		Triex Minerals Corporation: Exploration Continues for Basement-Hosted Uranium East of the Athabasca Basin.
		Hathor Exploration Limited: Exploration Continues for Basement-Hosted Uranium East of the Athabasca Basin.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-athabaspas.html (227 words)

	Explorer David Thompson and the Howse and Athabaska Passes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The pass had been crossed earlier in 1807 by David Thompson, who gave it the name Howse Pass on his 1814 map.
		The pass takes its name from the Athabasca River, which rises southeast of the pass; the name in Cree means "where the reeds are," a description of the marshy delta where the river enters Lake Athabasca some 1,000 kilometres away in northeastern Alberta.
		At the summit of the pass is a small round lake called Committee Punch Bowl, where Sir George Simpson treated his companions to a bottle of wine in 1825.
	www.davidthompsonthings.com /DTPasses.htm (366 words)

	Trails in Time
		Thompson's route through Athabasca Pass was still used for the express brigades which followed it twice a year.
		From Athabasca Pass, the group continued walking on foot until they were met by an advance scout with 8 horses who had been sent out to meet them.
		The Athabasca Pass route was followed by travelers other than those engaged in the fur trade.
	www.trailsintime.org /?request=whisper (3063 words)

	Jasper National Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		However, this pass was later blocked by hostile Peigan Indians, and so in 1810 Thompson, after an epic journey, discovered Athabasca Pass, which divides the Athabasca River from the Columbia River.
		Athabasca Pass is between the Arctic Ocean drainages and the Pacific, whereas Howse Pass is between the Atlantic and the Pacific.
		Once established, Athabasca Pass was used by numerous fur trade parties to reach the Columbia River.
	bivouac.com /ArxPg.asp?ArxId=2023 (660 words)

	David Thompson — FactMonster.com
		In 1807 he crossed the Howse Pass to the source of the Columbia River and traveled its length; he then explored the Kootenai, Pend Oreille, and Clark Fork river basins.
		In 1810, prevented by the Piegan from using Howse Pass, he went north to the head of the Athabasca River and across the mountains and explored all of the Columbia River system.
		Athabasca Pass - Athabasca Pass, 5,736 ft (1,748 m) high, W Alta. and E British Columbia, Canada, leading from the...
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/people/A0848540.html (343 words)

	Jasper National Park - Highway 93A
		Normally, at the junction of Athabasca Pass, fur brigades from the east met other traders from the Columbia.
		With the Oregon Treaty in 1846, the 49th parallel was set as the international boundary, and the mouth of the Columbia became American territory.
		Soon, the Athabasca Pass route was all but abandoned as travelers began to traverse the Yellowhead Pass.
	www.canadianrockies.net /jasper/jnp93a.html (778 words)

	Athabasca River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Athabasca River (French: rivière Athabasca) originates from the Athabasca Glacier of the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada.
		Among the larger ones are Jasper, Hinton, Whitecourt, Athabasca and Fort McMurray.
		Athabasca River at the mouth of Brule Lake
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Athabasca_River (506 words)

	OneDayHikes.com - Hikes and Hiking Trails
		It is two of these - the Athabasca and Dome - that are a particular feature of this hike.
		The views of Dome and Athabasca Glaciers and majestic surrounding peaks are fabulous, but the scene is somewhat marred by the road and Icefields Center directly below.
		The broad, U-shape valley of Wilcox Pass is flat, so it is hard to distinguish the actual high point.
	www.onedayhikes.com /Hikes.asp?HikesID=132 (772 words)

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		Waputik Mountains (PC1) Extending northward from Kicking Horse Pass is a triangular, elevated area of peaks and ridges bounded on the east by the Bow and Mistaya Rivers and the mass of the Front Ranges, and on the west by the valleys of the Amiskwi and Blaeberry Rivers.
		Glacial debris in a 120-m-wide zone in front of the Athabasca Glacier is not spread haphazardly across the forefield but, rather, occurs as low discontinuous ridges 0.7Ð2 m high that lie 2Ð20 m apart and trend roughly parallel to the glacier front.
		It flows from the slopes of Mount Athabasca at 3,320 m asl to a low-gradient accumulation basin at 2,750 m and thence to two ice tongues at 2,365 m asl.
	pubs.usgs.gov /prof/p1386j/canadianrockies/canrock.txt (14402 words)

	Athabasca University - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Athabasca University - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Athabasca University, public, coeducational institution in Athabasca, Alberta, Canada, about 130 km (about 80 mi) north of Edmonton.
		Athabasca (river and lake), bodies of water in western Canada, that form part of the Mackenzie River system.
	encarta.msn.com /Athabasca_University.html (99 words)

	Backpacking in Canada 2002
		The Athabasca Pass hike used the same trail on the outbound and inbound sections.
		I did not progress farther in that direction until the grizzly determined that it could not pass though the fenced zone on that side - it bounded down the highway and easily crossed over the 80 cm concrete barriers back onto the other side of the road and out of sight.
		Athabasca Pass Trail was one of the few interesting trails open in late June.
	www.users.bigpond.com /mcewing/Canada02.htm (3506 words)

	Jasper National Park - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In 1811, fur trader David Thompson of the North West Company of the British Empire crossed Athabasca Pass to return to Henry House, a shelter his men had built that spring opposite the present site of the town of Jasper.
		Today, Athabasca Pass is in the southwest corner of Jasper National Park.
		It is a remote pass, as wild and forlorn as the day David Thompson first set eyes on it, marked only by a small historical cairn.
	www.canadianrockies.net /jnphist.html (96 words)

	Lac La Biche - History - Transportation - Exployers
		Portage La Biche is one of the three principal entry points into Athabasca Country from Rupert’s Land (i.e., Hudson Bay Drainage Basin); the other two are Methy Portage or Portage La Loche and the height of land between Wollaston Lake and Hatchet Lake, both in the province of Saskatchewan.
		Portage La Biche is a monument to, and symbolic of, the crossing from the prehistoric to the historic era in the Lac La Biche region.
		With David Thompson’s discovery of the Athabasca Pass in 1811, Portage La Biche provided the vital link between the Interior and the Columbia River trade beyond the Rocky Mountains.
	cnc.virtuelle.ca /laclabiche/transportation4.html (1252 words)

	Trailmonkey's Virtual Jasper N.P. Adventures, framed
		The pass area is a lovely alpine meadow, but the remainder of the trail lies in heavy timber.
		The path to the lake is a moderate 0.5 km climb.
		Along the way the route passes through three major life zones of the park - mountain forest in the valley bottoms, subalpine forest on the mid-slopes and, near the summit alpine tundra.
	www.trailmonkey.com /canadian/vicnjas.htm (2214 words)

	Alberta, British Columbia Part 1
		The road up the pass stays straight as a tree branch, no switchbacks, but there are a few steep sections and the only reason you know it's getting steeper is because you're going slower.
		Whatever portion of the pass is the most interesting depends foremost on the weather and the light.
		The foreground varies, the Athabasca river surrounded by deep shady woods, a steep rocky ravine freshly cared from silt laden glacier runoff, a soft gap in the woods.
	cyclepass.com /t_04_Alberta_BC.html (12007 words)

	Chronology
		Formerly a botanist with the Second Franklin Arctic Expedition, Thomas Drummond ascends the Athabasca River and studies the plants, animals, and birds of the Canadian Rockies.
		He crossed Athabasca Pass during November and again a year later as he returned from a summer's sketching in the Columbia Valley.
		Arthur Coleman reaches Athabasca Pass and realizes that Mount Brown and Mount Hooker are not the giant peaks as claimed by David Douglas.
	www.rmbooks.com /peakfinder/chronology.htm (3724 words)

	Understanding Geology and Landscape of North America -
		Description: The Athabasca Glacier is easily the most famous glacier in North America.
		As part of the Columbia Icefield, the Athabasca Glacier represents one of six major glaciers that flow off of this enormous accumulation of ice.
		The glacier moves 125 m/year (400 ft) at the headwall, but only 25 m/year (80 ft) at the snowcoach turn around and a paltry 15 m/year (50 ft) at the toe.
	www.mountainnature.com /Geology/LandformResult.asp?ID=61 (233 words)

	Mount Wilcox
		The most obvious is the bird's-eye view of the Athabasca Glacier surrounded by Mts Andromeda, Athabasca, and Bryce.
		From where you are Snow Dome is characterized by the uniformly thick layer of ice on its summit and the receeding Dome Glacier below.
		To the east, the perfectly U-shaped glacial valley is Wilcox Pass, backdropped by Nigel Peak.
	snow.prohosting.com /bennettw/scrambles/mt_wilcox/mt_wilcox.htm (403 words)

	David Thompson Canadian Explorer Mapmaker History Pictures
		At Rocky Mountain House, he learned that a hunting party of Flatheads along with some of his men had gone to the Montana plains to hunt buffalo, and in a fight with a party of Piegans (Blackfeet), seven Piegans were killed and thirteen wounded (Josephy).
		The Blackfeet were determined to block Howse Pass and not to let the white traders into the Kootenay country again.
		With supplies that had been brought over Athabasca Pass, Thompson returned to Spokane House, and then proceeded overland to rebuild Saleesh House for the winter.
	www.thefurtrapper.com /david_thompson.htm (3052 words)

	Backpacking Trails
		If you are into Backpacking and like to travel the Athabasca Pass (Jun.2001), please email me! I am trying to get a group (about 10 people) together.
		This is the second phase of the Gold Rush route to the Klondike after passing the Chilkoot.
		It is on that dreadful 487KM stretch between Kamloops and Jasper.
	www.cs.ualberta.ca /~ayman/interest.htm (695 words)

	Listen to all the Heritage Trails
		Summary: This pass was named after a colourful adventurer and explorer.
		Summary: This pass was named after an incident on one of the side trips taken by a member of the Palliser expedition.
		Summary: The continuation of the trail from Edmonton to St. Albert led to the hub of Athabasca.
	www.abheritage.ca /alberta/listen.html (2168 words)

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