{"id":5384907,"date":"2025-06-27T11:53:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T11:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.life.com\/?p=5384907"},"modified":"2025-06-27T11:53:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T11:53:18","slug":"canadas-stunning-icefields-parkway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.life.com\/destinations\/canadas-stunning-icefields-parkway\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada&#8217;s Stunning Icefields Parkway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In 1946, in that moment after World War II when people were looking to get back on the road, LIFE photographer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.life.com\/people\/andreas-feininger-photographer-spotlight\/\">Andreas Feininger<\/a> documented one of the most beautiful highways in North America. He headed to Canada and travelled <a href=\"https:\/\/icefieldsparkway.com\/\">the Icefields Parkway<\/a>, which hugs the Continental Divide as it goes through Banff National Park and Jasper National Park. That 145-mile stretch of road, which is part of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alberta_Highway_93\">Alberta Highway 93<\/a>, takes its name from the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Columbia_Icefield\">Columbia Icefield<\/a>, which is the largest such field in North America&#8217;s Rocky Mountains. Traveling the road today <a href=\"https:\/\/parks.canada.ca\/pn-np\/ab\/banff\/visit\/les10-top10\/glaciers-icefields\">requires a park permit<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LIFE magazine never actually published Feininger&#8217;s story, so we don&#8217;t have any observations on the trip from back in the day. But contemporary <a href=\"https:\/\/explorewithalec.com\/icefields-parkway-guide\/\">travel blogger Alec Sills-Trausch<\/a> says of the Icefields Parkway,  &#8220;It\u2019s 145 miles of pure brilliance with never-ending lakes and stunning peaks that will make your jaw drop and cause a constant \u201coh my god\u201d to come out of your mouth.&#8221; Feininger&#8217;s pictures quietly affirm that assessment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Columbia Icefield is featured in a few of the photos, but Feininger also captures the many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.banfflakelouise.com\/things-to-do\">of the other outdoor activities that draw people to Banff and Jasper<\/a>, which include horseback riding, fishing, wildlife viewing, and simply taking in the awesomeness of the landscape. Feininger also photographed the civilization that exists amid the wildness, including stopping in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chateau-lake-louise.com\/\">Chateau Lake Louise<\/a>, which has as spectacular a location as any hotel on the planet, and which still welcomes guests today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6855b00c2360f\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5384910 desc=\"\" caption=\"Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Canada&#039;s Icefields Parkway runs through Banff National Park and Jasper National Park, 1946.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20184120\/00845251-1024x841.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Canada&#8217;s Icefields Parkway runs through Banff National Park and Jasper National Park, 1946.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6855b0b623612\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5384920 desc=\"\" caption=\"Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Canada&#039;s Icefields Parkway runs through Banff National Park and Jasper National Park, 1946.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20184158\/00845367-806x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Canada&#8217;s Icefields Parkway runs through Banff National Park and Jasper National Park, 1946.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6855b0d023613\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5384908 desc=\"\" caption=\"Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Canada&#039;s Icefields Parkway runs through Banff National Park and Jasper National Park, 1946.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20184113\/00845245-762x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Canada&#8217;s Icefields Parkway runs through Banff National Park and Jasper National Park, 1946.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6855b09923611\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5384914 desc=\"\" caption=\"Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"The massive Columbia Icefield is a main attraction on Canada&#039;s Icefields Highway, 1946.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20184135\/00845269-1024x813.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">The massive Columbia Icefield is a main attraction on Canada&#8217;s Icefields Highway, 1946.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6855afb32360b\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5384913 desc=\"\" caption=\"Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"The massive Columbia Icefield is a main attraction on Canada&#039;s Icefields Highway, 1946.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20184130\/00845267-1024x845.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">The massive Columbia Icefield is a main attraction on Canada&#8217;s Icefields Highway, 1946.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6855b478a45cb\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5384923 desc=\"\" caption=\"Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Horseback riding along Canada&#039;s Icefields Parkway, 1946.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20184208\/00845387-763x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Horseback riding along Canada&#8217;s Icefields Parkway, 1946.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6855b42aa45c9\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5384919 desc=\"\" caption=\"Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"A site along Canada&#039;s Icefields Parkway, which runs through Banff National Park and Jasper National Park, 1946.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20184155\/00845365-825x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">A site along Canada&#8217;s Icefields Parkway, which runs through Banff National Park and Jasper National Park, 1946.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6855af2323605\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5384937 desc=\"\" caption=\"Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"A man climbed along Canada&#039;s Icefields Parkway, 1946.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20185613\/116032504-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">A man climbed along Canada&#8217;s Icefields Parkway, 1946.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6855af6523608\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5384925 desc=\"\" caption=\"Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Fishing along Canada&#039;s Icefields Parkway, 1946.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20184213\/00845391-797x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Fishing along Canada&#8217;s Icefields Parkway, 1946.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6855afd92360d\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5384939 desc=\"\" caption=\"Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Fishing along Canada&#039;s Icefields Parkway, 1946.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20185619\/116032397-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Fishing along Canada&#8217;s Icefields Parkway, 1946.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_68598599dad02\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5384941 desc=\"\" caption=\"Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Recreation along Canada&#039;s scenic Icefields Parkway, 1946.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/23164452\/116032172-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Recreation along Canada&#8217;s scenic Icefields Parkway, 1946.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6855afa72360a\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5384929 desc=\"\" caption=\"Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Horseback riding along Canada&#039;s Icefields Parkway, 1946.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20184231\/00845406-1024x805.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Horseback riding along Canada&#8217;s Icefields Parkway, 1946.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6855b08423610\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5384936 desc=\"\" caption=\"Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Canoeing along Canada&#039;s Icefields Parkway, 1946.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20185610\/116032455-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Canoeing along Canada&#8217;s Icefields Parkway, 1946.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6855b4b2a45cd\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5384912 desc=\"\" caption=\"Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Sightseeing along Canada&#039;s Icefields Parkway, 1946.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20184126\/00845259-778x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Sightseeing along Canada&#8217;s Icefields Parkway, 1946.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6855aff72360e\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5384911 desc=\"\" caption=\"Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Sightseeing along Canada&#039;s Icefields Parkway, 1946.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20184123\/00845253-779x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Sightseeing along Canada&#8217;s Icefields Parkway, 1946.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6855af9a23609\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5384917 desc=\"\" caption=\"Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Sightseeing along Canada&#039;s Icefields Parkway, 1946.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20184148\/00845363-790x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Sightseeing along Canada&#8217;s Icefields Parkway, 1946.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6855b10423615\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5384918 desc=\"\" caption=\"Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"The wildlife along Canada&#039;s Icefields Parkway, 1946.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20184152\/00845364-1024x840.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">The wildlife along Canada&#8217;s Icefields Parkway, 1946.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6855afc32360c\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5384928 desc=\"\" caption=\"Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Canada&#039;s Icefields Parkway runs through Banff National Park and Jasper National Park, 1946.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20184225\/00845404-1024x796.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Canada&#8217;s Icefields Parkway runs through Banff National Park and Jasper National Park, 1946.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6855af4623607\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5384932 desc=\"\" caption=\"Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"A town on Canada&#039;s Icefields Parkway, 1946.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20184241\/05592811-807x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">A town on Canada&#8217;s Icefields Parkway, 1946.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6859730885cf9\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5384926 desc=\"\" caption=\"Andreas Feininger\/Life PIcture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"Canada&#039;s Icefields Parkway runs through Banff National Park and Jasper National Park, 1946.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20184218\/00845394-1024x809.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Canada&#8217;s Icefields Parkway runs through Banff National Park and Jasper National Park, 1946.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Andreas Feininger\/Life PIcture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6855b11c23616\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5384934 desc=\"\" caption=\"Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise resort, 1946.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20184249\/05592825-809x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise resort, 1946.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<blockquote id=\"single-block_6855ab3d23603\" class=\"single-image \">\n    <section>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" data=\"block-image\" data-id=5384935 desc=\"\" caption=\"Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock\" title=\"The Chateau Lake Louise, 1946.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.life.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20184253\/05592848-1024x1016.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                <div class=\"image-info\">\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">The Chateau Lake Louise, 1946.<\/p>\n            <p class=\"image-caption\">Andreas Feininger\/Life Picture Collection\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1946, in that moment after World War II when people were looking to get back on the road, LIFE photographer Andreas Feininger documented one of the most beautiful highways in North America. 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