Quartzite Boulder Field - Icefields Parkway, Canada

Rick Wilhoit

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Canada Quartzite Boulder Field - Icefields Parkway

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These medium-sized boulders have formed a picturesque field of color and texture that is set against the foliage and mountains in the background.

Photography Tips

Drive to the location on the Icefields Parkway, park on the shoulder, walk down the embankment, set up your tripod and shoot the landscape.

Travel Information

Drive the Icefield Parkway to the spot. You'll need a Canada Parks Pass to enter the Jasper National Park. The pass can either be pre-purchased online, or at the park entry checkpoint gate (online is less expensive).

Spot Type Outdoor

Crowd Factor Nearly no other people

Best Timing Daytime in fall

Sunrise & Sunset 08:56 - 16:40 | current local time: 08:43

Photo Themes boulders Mountains

Locations Icefields Parkway

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