“Yoho” is a Cree word expressing awe, and it’s the perfect name for Yoho National Park. Yoho i ...
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Burgess Shale Fossils | |
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Burgess Shale Fossils | |
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In August of 1909, Charles Walcott, renowned geologist and head of the Smithsonian Institution, ... | |
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Emerald Lake | |
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Emerald Lake | |
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Emerald Lake is one of the classic destinations of the Canadian Rockies. The lake gets its blue ... | |
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Field | |
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Field | |
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Nestled at the foot of Mt. Stephen on the banks of the Kicking Horse River, Field owes its orig ... | |
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Golden Sikhs Immigrant Community | |
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Golden Sikhs Immigrant Community | |
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The Sikhs arrived in Golden in the late 1800’s. Sikhism, a major world religion, is founded o ... | |
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Golden Town Center | |
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Golden Town Center | |
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Golden, a town of around 5,000 people, is located at the junction of Highway 95 and the Trans-C ... | |
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Kicking Horse Canyon Viewpoint | |
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Kicking Horse Canyon Viewpoint | |
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The world-renowned Kicking Horse River cuts through an impressively deep and narrow canyon here ... | |
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Kicking Horse Pass British Columbia Border | |
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Kicking Horse Pass British Columbia Border | |
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Here, you are at the summit of Kicking Horse Pass astride the Great Divide — the backbone of ... | |
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Kicking Horse Rest Area | |
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Kicking Horse Rest Area | |
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From its source in the icefields along the continental divide near Wapta Lake, the Kicking Hors ... | |
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Kicking Horse River Valley Pullout | |
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Kicking Horse River Valley Pullout | |
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In the narrow, steep-sided Kicking Horse Valley, the Valley bottoms are the best places to live ... | |
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Kicking Horse Ski Area | |
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Kicking Horse Ski Area | |
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The Kicking Horse Mountain Resort is located on the eastern-most slopes of the Purcell Mountain ... | |
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Lake O'Hara Access Road | |
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Lake O'Hara Access Road | |
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The Lake O’Hara Access Road Parking Lot is the departure point for a hike or bus ride to the ... | |
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Meeting Of The Waters | |
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Meeting Of The Waters | |
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There is a marked contrast in the color of these two merging rivers. The milky coloration of th ... | |
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Natural Bridge | |
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Natural Bridge | |
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A classic glacier-fed mountain river, the Kicking Horse is a great example of how glacial river ... | |
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Otter Internment Camp 1914 | |
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Otter Internment Camp 1914 | |
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When Canada entered the World War I against Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, some of th ... | |
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Spiral Tunnel Overlook | |
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Spiral Tunnel Overlook | |
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In 1884, the Canadian Pacific Railway didn’t have the time or the money to carve a gradual de ... | |
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Takakkaw Falls First View | |
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Takakkaw Falls First View | |
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This pullout offers the first glance at Takakkaw Falls. It is an impressive distant view of one ... | |
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Takakkaw Falls | |
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Takakkaw Falls | |
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Nothing captures the awe and wonder of Yoho National Park like the tremendous thunder of Takakk ... | |
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Upper Spiral Tunnel | |
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Upper Spiral Tunnel | |
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As trains snake their way up to the Kicking Horse Pass and the Continental Divide, they circle ... | |
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Wapta Falls | |
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Wapta Falls | |
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Wapta Falls is only 100 feet (30 meters)) in height but about 500 feet (150 meters) wide. The e ... | |
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West Entrance Of Yoho | |
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West Entrance Of Yoho | |
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This is the western boundary of Yoho National Park and is a good place to stop and get your bea ... | |
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Whiskey Jack Falls | |
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Whiskey Jack Falls | |
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This cascading falls drops hundreds of feet from the glaciers above. It is a verdant landscape ... | |
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Yoho (Field) Visitor Center | |
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Yoho (Field) Visitor Center | |
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Don’t miss the Field Visitor Center. It’s the best place to get current information and adv ... | |
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