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Sunwapta River Canyon

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Sunwapta River Canyon

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    May 9, 2020

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    The name Sunwapta comes from the language of an indigenous indigenous people and means something like "wild water". The waterfall is around 18 meters high and around nine meters wide. The water of the Sunwapta River comes from the Athabasca Glacier and falls down here in two stages (Wikipedia)
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    June 5, 2022

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    A true hiking highlight
    Definitely worth a visit
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    Elevation 1,370 m

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