Is This the Most Scenic Drive in the World? Icefields Parkway MUST SEE Highlights 【4K】
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- The Icefields Parkway in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, was opened in 1941 for visitors to experience spectacular views of mountains, glaciers, turquoise lakes, waterfalls, rivers and wildlife. As cars became more affordable more people travelled to the mountains and the new paved modern parkway officially opened in 1961.
A Canadian National Parks permit is required to travel on the Icefields Parkway.
The road stretches for 230 km from Lake Louise in Banff National Park in the south to Jasper in the north. It took 600 men and 10 years of hard labor to build the highway starting in 1931.
Before the road opened, horse outfitter Jack Brewster led annual “Trail of the Glaciers” packhorse trips between Banff and Jasper. The trips took three weeks one way.
This should be on everyone's list of places to visit and I highly recommend this for your next adventure.
Today I will show you my top spots and most of the highlights on a recent trip of mine through the Icefields Parkway.
►Chapters:
00:00 Intro/History
01:28 Herbert Lake
02:06 Crowfoot Glacier Viewpoint
02:56 Bow Lake and Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
03:54 Bow Summit and Peyto Lake
04:48 Waterfowl Lakes Viewpoint
06:01 Mistaya Canyon
06:45 Saskatchewan River Crossing
07:35 Big Hill Big Bend Viewpoint
08:11 Bridal Veil Falls
08:35 Parker Ridge Trail
09:20 Wilcox Pass Trail
10:10 Athabasca Glacier and the Columbia Icefield
10:58 Columbia Icefield Skywalk
11:41 Tangle Creek Falls
12:36 Sunwapta Falls
13:06 Athabasca Falls
13:46 Outro
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I hope you enjoyed the tour of this amazing stretch of road in the Canadian Rockies. Which location was your favorite?
Gorgeous area. I'm driving out to Radium next weekend and I might need to swing up north and take the long way and stop at Herbert Lake.
Thanks as always for sharing.
Herbert Lake is a great stop 😀👍 Thanks
i must see athabasca glacier before i die
@@ExploringwithWadeVery pleasant background music, mixed in with narration w/o overpowering it. 👍🎶🎶
I've driven this road countless times. My absolute favorite road to drive. Definitely one of the most beautiful drives in the world
Couldn't agree more! I am out there almost every year it seems. Never get tired of it.
Thank you so much for sharing your trip and for disclosing when you took the shots you included. I can't get over how beautiful the sky is. 11:13. I hope the weather holds up when I go.
Glad you enjoyed it! It wasn't the nicest weather on that trip but as you can see, it's still beautiful. Just be prepared for bad and cold weather in the mountains even in summer. Very unpredictable up there in the icefields.
thanks for sharing, very nice places! see you friend!
Thank you very much! I am glad you enjoyed it! 😀 Take care.
it is amazing beyond belief must be seen for real
Yes I love it and never get bored of this area.
Breathtaking images
Thank you!!
❤❤❤ love your vdo, very informative, calm, peaceful.
Thank you so much!
We can see why this is one (if not the) most scenic drive. That Mistaya Canyon area looks really cool and the Bridal Veil fall looked massive. Crazy that the glaciers have receded back as much as they have. Wilcox looked expansive and would love to see hike footage from that one! Cool skywalk and overall amazing area!
Thanks for watching! I really like Mistaya Canyon also. Yes some of the glaciers are getting smaller and smaller every year. Wilcox is unreal and I do have some action cam footage from when we did the hike and more photos. It isn't the best quality footage but I might try and see if I can make a raw type of video to at least share even if it's not the best quality. Have a great day!
I drove to this road couple weeks ago and it’s such a spectacular place on the earth. I had tears in my eyes watching all these beautiful places. I would go back again for sure and explore more . I can’t still stop thinking about my drive .
It really is! I find myself out there almost once a year and never get tired of it. There is endless amounts of exploring you can do. One of my favourite places. Beautiful!
@@ExploringwithWade thank you so much for the suggestion and this beautiful video. Very excited to go back again 😊
Thanks, you did a great job of pictures and very naration .
Many thanks! Appreciate your feedback.
This is a stunning area even with cloudy skies! Great nature and glacier! Thank you for sharing! I like it very much!
Yes more times than not I encounter some bad weather when driving along this road but weather in the mountains is unpredictable and I can't control that unfortunately haha but it still looks great regardless. I appreciate you watching. Take care! 😀
I liked Bow Lake a lot, such a serene place to be!
Bow Lake is definitely a nice spot. One of my favs. Take care!
icefields parkway is one of the best scenic drive.. thanks for sharing this..
Yes I love it. I never get tired of it. Thanks for watching! Take care 😀
Wow awesome
Like it
Thanks for sharing
Thank you! 😀
Just back from the ice field parkway. Amazing! Thank you for the guide.
Glad it helped! It is an amazing drive. Take care!
Very interesting, going there next week from UK.
I hope the wildfire situation and everything improves so you can enjoy it fully. It has been a brutal month here in Alberta. Take care.
Beautiful sceneric captured, Wade. Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it and Thanks! 👍😀
Totally agree, it is a must see! And not just to be driven through, you have to stop to truly appreciate the absolute beauty...thanks so much for sharing as living here on the east coast I sure miss the years I lived in BC...
It also takes multiple days or trips. I have been through there a few times and still find new places to stop. I had to stick to what we had time for and the main areas I recommend. I miss the ocean when out here but then I would miss the mountains if not here haha. Have a great day! 😀
2021 is the year, I’ll visit Canada for the first time and this NP is up in the top of my list! Beautiful footages! The lake is serene! What a stunning snow capped mountains! Big thumbs up 👍
I hope it is the year! Banff and Jasper are amazing. Thanks for watching. Have a great day! 😀👍
Such a beautiful place. Amazing views
It is I love it out there. Thanks for watching! 👍
Great. Thank you for sharing. 👍
Thanks for watching! Take care 😀
I will never get sick of this drive! Hopefully my family and I can make it again sometime this winter and do another trip to the mountains! :) Great job!
Thanks! In the winter would be different and nice. I would like to get out there in a more winter setting next time.
So beautiful trip✨✨✨
Thank you for sharing😊
Thanks for visiting! 😀
We really enjoyed the tour! We love the stunnig sceneries.
Thanks so much! I appreciate you watching. Have a great day!
That is a beautiful area you get to explore. Awesome views and landscapes. I would have a blast exploring this area. If we could only travel again. Take care and keep sharing your area. Have a great day, Wade.
I never get tired of it in the mountains. You can always find something new. Have a great day!
This place is beautiful, thanks for sharing.
It sure is! Thanks for watching.
Thank you for sharing this spectacular views. I never get tired keep coming back in those places. Bow Lake is my favourite.
Yes it is a great drive. I never get tired of it. Happy to share the highlights. Take care! 😀
Hi Wade. Wow, amazing scenery! And your informative commentary is greatly appreciated. I love all your stops along the way of course, but even just your driving segments are a pleasure to watch with the incredible scenery rolling by. It's been so long since I've been to Alberta and I can't wait to go back, although I guess I'll have to wait for a while longer. Your video reminds me of my road trip from Banff to Takakkaw Falls just across the border into BC. Beautiful Canada!
Yes it is amazing through there. I never get tired of it. I wanted to really give as much of a full experience as possible with what the whole drive looks like. Most videos I have seen they don't show glimpses of everything. Hopefully you can visit one day soon. The drive through Yoho NP is great also and Takakkaw Falls is very nice. Have been there once. Have a great weekend. 👍😀
Those mountains are amazing and also are the waterfalls.
I agree it is a beautiful spot to visit. I never get tired of it. 😀
I love those lakes and waterfalls. We saw most of those places when we drove through there many years ago.
That is great that you were able to visit. I know so many people that have never had the chance to experience this drive so I always recommend it. Have a great weekend. 👍
Wonderful video clip & info!
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks appreciate it!
Stunning scenery, hard to choose a favourite (The raging waters of sunwapta falls looked especially impressive). I would like to visit them all. Great highlights video 👍👍👍
Thank you! Yea it is hard to choose they are all great. Sunwapta Falls is a very nice waterfall. Thanks for stopping by. Take care!
Hi Wade! The Icefields Parkway is a great drive. We did it a few times last summer/fall. Thanks for sharing and enjoy your weekend 😀.
Thanks for watching! It is great. I have done it many times and it never gets old for me. Congrats on 1k. Have a great one!
What an amazing road and scenery ⛰
Thanks for sharing the story behind it 😎
Yes it is a great place. I never get tired of it. Thank you!😀
So, awesome unique views, great narrative. Thanks for sharing them with all of us
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you! 😀
Visited Canada and this drive is one of my lasting memories 😅
Wow so cool! Awesome video as always! ✌😍
Thank you very much!🙏🏻❤️
Have all the best! See you soon!
Thank you! I always appreciate the support. Have a nice week. 😀
Great Video, we always love to do this drive. We have done it so many times and it is never a boring trip. Keep Exploring!
Yea I never get tired of it and have done it a few times. Thanks for watching and have a nice weekend. 😀
I love your video they are cool and calm.
Thanks very much! It is a stunning drive. Glad you enjoyed and take care!
Great video and footage very nice indeed well done thanks for sharing take care and stay safe
Thanks, you too! 😀👍
the scenery is really beautiful!
It is one of my favorite areas for sure. Never get tired of it. 😀
SO beautiful! That lake at 04:16 is amazing! 😲 Thanks for sharing this awesomeness Wade! 👍 ~ Kristine
Yes it is amazing and the colors are not edited to look better. It truly looks that way in person. It is almost unbelievable when standing there. Have a great weekend. 😀👍
Amazing tour and very nice nature, i full watched enjoyed and like 42
Many thanks! I hope you have a great day! 👍
Just did this drive in the opposite direction. It was awesome
My favorite was the goats and glaciers lookout
That is great. I never get tired of the drive. There is so many nice places to stop along there and too many for one trip. Some great spots I didn't document in the video but maybe the next time I go through there I can do an update on some of the others. I always find new areas every time I visit.
It’s so cool and beautiful. Healing. It’s the best video.
Thank you very much glad you enjoyed! 👍
These views are just breathtaking wade, really incredible
I have been on this drive many times but it still amazes me each time. Take care and thanks. 😀
Such amazing sceneries and views... Hope I can visit some day. Beautiful ride and footage Wade, thank you so much. Your friend Angel.👍😊🌅🌄🙏
Glad you enjoyed it! Hopefully you can visit one day it is definitely worth it. Have a great weekend.
Incredibly beautiful place. Thank you for the wonderful video and for telling about the place. Big like.
Thank you very much! I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment. Take care.
Great Vlog, Loved herbert lake, and the crow foot glacier, Bow lake is amazing, the mountains and all the lakes are very beautiful, thanks for sharing
The weather on our trip was not the best but Herbert Lake still looked great. The water is like a mirror when calm. Most people just drive right by the lake. Great spot though. Have a great day! 😀👍
Wow awesome wonderful ,we remember some of these places when visiting you and Alyn
Thanks! Yes it is a wonderful drive. Never gets old. 😀👍
Only after watching this video, I am really realizing how much I am lucky enough to visited all these places and locations.
That is great you could visit these places. The drive is so beautiful.
Oh Wow nice drive trip and breathtaking places - Thanks for sharing
Thanks for visiting! I am glad you enjoyed this. It was a great trip. Have a great weekend. 😀
@@ExploringwithWade Thank you have a lovely weekend too
Great share Wade! Been wanting to travel to Alberta, this would help immensely. Awesome footage and greatly appreciated, Well done 👊😷🤙
Glad you enjoyed it! Hopefully you get a chance to visit sometime. Thanks very much and have a great day! 😀
Absolutely stunning! Thank You for the beautiful tour and your video production! Would love to visit someday!
Thank you!! I appreciate you watching and glad you enjoyed. Hopefully one day you can visit. Take care!
@@ExploringwithWade For sure!
This was stunning really good share ... views 💯💯Greetings from uk 🇬🇧
Thank you so much 🙂
Great video my friend! Love it👍🏼😀
Thank you 👍 Have a great weekend.
I live in southern British Columbia and my brothers live in Grande Prairie Alberta so I take this drive every time I go visit them. It's pretty awesome, not gonna lie.
Yes, I am out there quite often and never really get tired of it.
Why would one lie about such a thing?
Thanks for the tour it was enjoyable! I’ve been through that area as a kid, will have to visit it again as my memories have faded away. Take care be safe🍻
Glad you enjoyed it! That is great you travelled through there before. It is an area I never get bored with. Thanks for watching and take care. 😀👍
What an awesome tour and beautiful images, Wade. The colour of the Peyto Lake is unbelievable. Unfortunate that the area was closed at that time. But I loved the waterfowl lake, too. And I always love your very instructive and refreshing narration. You live in such a magnificent country, my friend.👍👌
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you very much! Peyto Lake is incredible. You almost can't believe it is real even when seeing it in person for the first time. Some might think the color is edited but it isn't. Late season it is that bright turquoise. Have a great weekend and thanks again. 😀👍
just wow, beautiful scenery, thanks for the informative video too.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you. I hope you guys are well. Take care! 😀
@@ExploringwithWade once the border restriction is lifted, need to visit canada
amazing nature there 👌🏽
It really is!
Amazing views😎👍👌great information👍
Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you! 😀
Hi Wade, there are so many beautiful places along the way. So beautiful. Couldn’t stop watching. Stunning landscapes and water ways. Breath taking. Thank you for sharing these amazing places. Have a wonderful weekend, cheers ~ Joseph.
Yes and there are even more that didn't make the video. I love it. Thank you for watching and it means a lot that you enjoyed. Have a great weekend. 😀
A very Beautiful place. Mountains is so amazing! Best wishes !
Many thanks! I never get tired of visiting the mountains. Love it. Take care! 😀
Love that stretch of park highway. I think my favorite drive there was winter 2006 I had just got a new mustang in the fall, it was snowing and beautiful the entire drive!
Yes it is awesome. I want to take a drive through in winter sometime. Have a great weekend. 😀
@@ExploringwithWade I was lucky I had a brand new set of studded ice tires on the car. I was ready for the drive and there was fresh snow, the road was white from shoulder shoulder the whole way from Banff to Jasper 🌨️🏔️
Such a beautiful place! I added it on my list of must sees for when I'm in Canada. I can't pick a favourite, but the skywalk caught my eye because it looks scary and beautiful at the same time 😂
You should! It is such a nice area all through Banff and Jasper. The skywalk is fun to check out. Have a great day! 😀
What a wonderful scenic locations, mountain, that colour in the Lake is simply amazing 👍, nice narration and filming. Big like 👍 👌🙂
Many thanks! The color of that lake is incredible and is one of my fav stops. Have a nice weekend. 👍😀
Great video Wade! Making us wish the warm weather was here already lol
Thank you! I hope you guys are well. 😀
Amazing upload
Thank you! 😀
Thanks!
Welcome!
Very beautiful Wade. It reminds me of a trip we made to Whistler and Kelowna a few years back. Also driving up the Frasier river was particularly nice. Nice video 👍. Have a great day 😁!
Thank you! Very nice I have been to Kelowna but not out to Whistler. That is on my hopefully soon list is to explore more of BC. Thanks for watching! Have a great weekend. 😀
Very interesting video.Thanks for sharing. like #40
Thanks for visiting! 😀👍
@@ExploringwithWade I started a channel, if interested I will post videos in 360 here in Québec
Great driving tour. I remember most of the places. it is one beautiful drive and if you can hike great place to do this. once you visit you will see why this is one of the best places on earth to visit. Great job showing all the major places along the way. enjoyed.
I seem to find a new stop each time because there are so many places to see. There are so many incredible hiking spots also that hopefully next time we can do a new one. Thanks! 😀👍
What a stunning country 😳👍🏼
Jasper and Banff is amazing. I never get tired of it in the mountains. 😀
A good video,thank you for sharing!I also sent LIKE👍
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Thank you! Cheers! 😀
Absolutely amazing scenery 🤩 Can’t say any spot was my favourite because everything is spectacular 😊
Totally agree! Yes it is hard to choose haha it is all great. Have a great weekend. 😀👍
@@ExploringwithWade Thank you and you too 😊
So beautiful. Want to visit Canada so bad. Anyway, great shots, awesome video my friend.
I hope you can visit one day! Thanks very much for watching and take care. 👍
Beautiful video 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
a beautiful footage and well presented. I liked it a lot and have a nice day and greetings from Austria 👍😊👌
Thanks very much I appreciate that! Have a wonderful week. 😀
beautiful nature movie great job buddy :D
Thanks for the visit! 😀👍
Stunning Wade. I want to live in Canada sooo bad.
Stuck at home atm longing to be in the wilderness, this video really cheered me up. Thanks for sharing bud. 👍👌🍀
If wilderness is what you like we have lots of open space and wilderness for sure. You can always get away and spend time in nature easily here. Glad it cheered you up. Have a great one and take care. 👍
Hello Very nice video. Good work . Have a nice day mate
Thanks for the visit! Have a great weekend! 😀👍
Hey nice video! I haven't ever been to Alberta, but I'm planning to hopefully this year. Some good ideas in this video... so thanks!!!
Banff and Jasper and the parkway drive between them should be on your list for sure. Thanks very much. Have a great day! 😀👍
Beautiful Canadians Rocky Mountains.I was going to visit Going to the Sun Road ,Glacier NP US .Now I have changed my mind .I m going to visit this beautiful place next time.From California US.
Glacier NP is on my list of places when I travel across the border next it looks beautiful there too. The Icefields Parkway and Banff and Jasper are so beautiful you won't be disappointed. I never get tired of the Rocky Mountains. Take care!
Alberta is really amazing, lots of mountains, source of fresh water. You have made a great video my friend, with lots of details about the places, drive tour, and still and video footages. 💙💙👍🙂. I will watch this video again before I going to Alberta trip for sure.👍👍👍
Thank you very much! I hope I am helpful for anyone going to the area. I have been through there a few times and love it every time. Take care! 😀
I knew there was a reason why I moved here. Beautiful video. Cheers
Yes there is so much wonder and beauty in every part of this country. Endless places to explore. Jasper and Banff are amazing. Have a great weekend. 😀
Very good job!
Thank you! Cheers!
It looks beautiful I would love to visit there In person and drive that road myself :) Herbert lake looks gorgeous!
It really is! You should try and take a trip here in the future. You will love it. Herbert lake is very nice and often overlooked. 😀👍
Those sand dunes look out of place don’t they! Beautiful views Wade👌
Thanks for the ride!
I think you responded to the wrong video haha but yes they definitely look out of place for sure. Thanks 👍
Thank you for the tour. I can relate to your idea of getting away from the busy places as I do the same. 🙂 I could suggest a few more places in Jasper National Park that are not visited by masses of people, that are unique and with your drone capabilities you may have incredible views that I can only imagine!
Here’s a couple of them to see if they interest you…. there’s quick sand in two places, one right off the parkway & also Athabasca falls. It’s fun to play with. Horseshoe lake has people cliff diving, amazingly coloured rocks & water, big fish, underwater caves and even scuba divers there! I have many, many more but won’t rattle on and on.
Just an interesting thing to share about Tangle Falls… they actually cut the falls in half when they built the road. If you were to venture down by the parking lot you’d discover more falls but smaller. It’s beautifully mossy and lush down there. There used to be an old cache around that area in the trees. Above the major falls, somewhere upstream, is supposed to be an old abandoned cabin/shack but I haven’t made it up to poke around to try and find it.
Anyways message me if you are interested in knowing more and maybe we can exchange emails or something to communicate.
I hope I didn’t offend or step over a line.
😊 Happy Adventures!!
I go out there pretty often so I am always trying to find some new to me places. Thanks for the suggestions and info on a few of these other places. I will try and check them out next time. I appreciate that. Not sure why you would have offended me haha I always enjoy hearing from people that have some extra info or ideas. Take care!
Wow you channel is great, i just found it. Thanks for sharing with us those incredible places. Greetings from Argentina.
Thanks appreciate it! The Icefields Parkway even on a gloomy day is spectacular 👌
wow awesome to watch,spectacular ,stunning views of Lake with different shades of water ,breathtaking snow mountains ,majestic scenery ,beautiful Num-Ti-Jah Lodge building, amazing Mistaya canyon,absolutely beautiful 👌👌well captured ,good presentation ,fantastic background explanation 👏👏👏Happy New year 2021 ,have a successful year ahead ,keep rocking ,Never give up 💐💐
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the nice comment. It is all an amazing spot to visit and so much to see. Have a great year! 👍
Nice
Thanks!
Awesome video! Getting ready to book a trip and looking to travel in early September. When was this video taken? Any thoughts on early September? Thanks!
Amazing video! New sub here🥰
Thank you very much appreciate it!
Absolutely beautiful, we dream of places like that where we live.. the closest we have like that is up in Scotland about a 13 hour drive 😩
Thanks guys! 13 hours yea a bit of a trip but sounds like it would be fun. Would love to visit that area one day. Have a great weekend. 😀👍
Hi Wade, great video!!! Thanks for making it. What month did you film it?
Hi there thanks! I filmed the middle of August 2020.
@@ExploringwithWade Thanks Wade!
thanks for sharing, if you had to choose between Wilcox Pass or Parker Ridge hikes?
I want to do Parker Ridge because I haven't been able to do it yet but it looks great from the photos I have seen and you can get a look at a glacier up there. Wilcox Pass is awesome though and would love to do it again. You can't really go wrong with any hikes in Jasper. I would spend a day and do both if possible since they are around the same area.
What time of year was the video or pics taken? Trying to get a trip planned for next year.. Amazing video. Thanks
August 2020. Even though the weather was mostly gloomy through parts of this trip it is always beautiful through there. Thanks and hope you can do the trip. You won't be disappointed.
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Thanks!