{"id":18446,"date":"2024-09-30T20:00:54","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T00:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/?p=18446"},"modified":"2024-08-25T20:21:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T00:21:49","slug":"morning-on-a-glacier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/morning-on-a-glacier\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning on a Glacier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/yet-more-lake-beauty\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/yet-more-lake-beauty\/\">Alberta&#8217;s lakes<\/a> are gorgeous, we set off on a unique adventure in Jasper National Park &#8211; a hike up Athabasca Glacier. Colin was a trooper, having gotten a stomach bug the night before, and Owen grappled with some extra chill at the top of the glacier. But, in the end, it was worth the trek and a fun morning like no other!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-08-20-09.36.26.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"18456\" src=\"https:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-08-20-09.36.26.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18456\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ready to rock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-08-20-10.32.03.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"18451\" src=\"https:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-08-20-10.32.03.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18451\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Heading to the glacier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-08-20-10.41.00-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"18450\" src=\"https:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-08-20-10.41.00-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18450\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ready to live dangerously<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-08-20-10.46.56.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"18454\" src=\"https:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-08-20-10.46.56.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18454\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On the ice and heading up<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a 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Colin was a trooper, having gotten a stomach bug the night before, and Owen grappled with some extra chill at the top of the glacier. 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