Chill factor.

Australian Doctor,  January, 2007  

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by Andrew Bain

Glacier reveals the Rockies' barren beauty.

CANADA'S Icefields Parkway, meandering through the Rocky Mountains between Jasper and Lake Louise, is promoted as the most beautiful road in the world. But it does have one imperfection -- from the road you can see almost none of the 13 eponymous icefields that line it.

The Columbia Icefield is the exception. The largest icefield in the Rocky Mountains, it sits atop the roadside peaks like icing on a wedding cake. Through one low gap in the range it meanders down into the valley, almost to the road, as the ...

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