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A raging Athabasca River - thankfully with a bridge over it at this point.Brilliant star-lit night above our bivy at the Athabasca Crossing Campground.Dragon Peak from the small lake near the Athabasca Campground.Fortress Mountain glows in morning lighting from near the Athabasca River crossing.Fortress Mountain.The bridge over the Athabasca River. As you can see the river is not small here! I've heard of people crossing it further upstream later in September.This bridge across the Athabasca River is getting a bit old, but it still worked for us in 2013. Less than a year later, it would collapse for good.This bridge across the Athabasca River is getting a bit old, but it still worked for us in 2013. Less than a year later, it would collapse for good.Dragon Peak rises above the Athabasca River near the bridge crossing point.We get our first impressive glimpse of Fortress Mountain from near the Chaba River flats.This was COLD! Crossing a small side channel of the Chaba. Quincy in the background.This was COLD! Crossing a small side channel of the Chaba. Quincy in the background.Liam crosses the Chaba with Quincy on the left and Fortress Mountain towering above.The Chaba River should not be underestimated for flow rates.The bush wasn't too bad at first, while ascending to the valley between Fortress and Catacombs.The bush wasn't too bad at first, while ascending to the valley between Fortress and CatacombsWe got hopeful that the worst of the bush was over.We ended up in some REALLY thick stuff for a short stretch - thankfully short!
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