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To
ur th
e R
oc
kie
s!
Th
e lo
ng
es
t, old
es
t an
d ic
ies
t mo
un
tain
sy
ste
m in
No
rth A
me
rica
.
Ev
ery
thin
g a
bo
ut th
es
e m
ou
nta
ins
is im
pre
ss
ive
! Aw
e-in
sp
iring
em
era
ld la
kes
, so
arin
g, s
no
wy
pe
aks
an
d w
on
de
rful w
ildlife
,
inc
lud
ing
the
no
t-so
-cu
dd
ly g
rizz
ly b
ea
r, gu
ara
nte
e a
trip y
ou
’ll
ne
ve
r forg
et.
KE
Y F
AC
TS
: TH
E R
OC
KIE
S
Th
ey
’re h
igh
!
Th
eir h
igh
es
t pe
ak is
Mo
un
t Elb
ert in
Co
lora
do
, US
A. It is
4,4
01
me
tres
(14,4
40
fee
t) hig
h. T
ha
t’s like
thre
e o
f Sc
otla
nd
’s B
en
Ne
vis
o
un
tain
ba
lan
ce
d o
n to
p o
f ea
ch
oth
er, a
nd
a b
it mo
re.
Th
ey
’re o
ld!
At 7
6 m
illion
ye
ars
old
, the
y m
us
t be
ab
ou
t a m
illion
time
s o
lde
r
tha
n y
ou
r gra
nd
pa
ren
ts! T
he
he
igh
t of th
es
e a
we
so
me
pe
aks
is e
ve
n m
ore
imp
res
siv
e w
he
n y
ou
co
ns
ide
r the
ma
ny
ye
ars
the
y’v
e s
uffe
red
the
ba
tterin
g e
ffec
ts o
f the
we
ath
er.
Th
ere
are
fou
rtee
n d
iffere
nt N
atio
na
l Pa
rks
1O
DD
IZZ
I GU
IDE
D R
EA
DIN
G ©
Od
diz
zi 2
016
Wh
y n
ot v
isit…
Fiv
e N
atio
na
l Pa
rks m
ea
n th
e C
an
ad
ian
Ro
ckie
s
pro
vid
e y
ea
r-rou
nd
attra
ctio
ns
for a
ll the
fam
ily.
If yo
u w
an
t to s
tay
ac
tive
, yo
u c
an
kay
ak, h
ike,
do
gs
led
din
g a
nd
ice
-clim
bin
g a
re a
ll sp
orts
yo
u c
an
try in
the
Ca
na
dia
n R
oc
kies
wh
en
tem
pe
ratu
res
fall.
Na
tion
al P
ark
s
•B
an
ff
•Ja
sp
er
•K
oo
ten
ay
•W
ate
rton
•Y
oh
o
yo
ur w
ay
in th
e C
an
ad
ian
Ro
ckie
s e
as
y.
Ba
nff N
atio
na
l Pa
rk
A la
ke
loc
atio
n w
ith th
e ‘w
ow
’ fac
tor
Th
e b
lue
-gre
en
wa
ters
of L
ake
Lo
uis
e h
av
e e
nc
ha
nte
d v
isito
rs fo
r
ma
ny
, ma
ny
ye
ars
. t w
as
na
me
d a
fter o
ne
of Q
ue
en
Vic
toria
’s
da
ug
hte
rs (th
e m
ou
nta
in a
t the
he
ad
of th
e la
ke is
Mo
un
t Vic
toria
).
Ca
no
ein
g a
nd
kay
akin
g a
re p
op
ula
r bu
t co
me
in w
inte
r
Ja
sp
er N
atio
na
l Pa
rk
Ta
ke
to th
e ic
e fo
r bre
ath
-tak
ing
vie
ws
un
iqu
e ic
y w
ilde
rne
ss
. Th
e A
tha
ba
sc
a is
the
mo
st v
isite
d g
lac
ier in
No
rth A
me
rica
.
Tra
ve
l in c
om
fort, c
atc
h th
e S
no
w C
oa
ch
from
the
tow
n o
f Ba
nff.
It ha
s b
ee
n s
pe
cia
lly-d
es
ign
ed
for o
ff-roa
d tra
ns
po
rt: it’s a
ll-wh
ee
l
driv
e to
giv
e it m
ore
po
we
r; an
d w
ith s
ix e
xtra
-larg
e w
he
els
it ca
n
sc
ale
ev
en
the
mo
st s
lipp
ery
of s
lop
es
!
Th
e A
tha
ba
sc
a G
lac
ier is
jus
t on
e o
f the
gla
cie
rs fe
d b
y th
e
sq
ua
re m
iles
– it’s
alm
os
t thre
e tim
es
the
siz
e o
f the
Ca
na
dia
n c
ity
of V
an
co
uv
er!
Go
ing
, go
ing
, go
ne
!
Th
e A
tha
ba
sc
a G
lac
ier is
sh
rinkin
g. O
ve
rall, it h
as
sh
run
k mo
re
tha
n o
ne
an
d h
alf kilo
me
tres
in le
ng
th o
ve
r the
pa
st 12
5 y
ea
rs a
nd
los
t ov
er h
alf o
f its v
olu
me
. Re
ce
nt m
eltin
g, d
ue
to g
lob
al w
arm
ing
,
me
an
s th
ere
ma
y b
e n
o A
tha
ba
sc
a G
lac
ier le
ft to v
isit. D
o c
om
e to
se
e it s
oo
n!
Wh
ite-w
ate
r raftin
g fu
n!
Visit th
e A
tha
ba
sca
Gla
cie
r (Ca
na
da
)
KE
Y W
OR
DS
:
gla
cie
r
ha
bita
t
mo
un
tain
sy
ste
m
na
tion
al p
ark
sh
rink
ing
wild
ern
es
s
wild
life
go
to: w
ww
.roc
kie
sp
ara
dis
e.o
2
Ba
ckc
ou
ntry
trails
attra
ct h
ikers
in
Ba
nff N
atio
na
l Pa
rk
Ice
-skate
La
ke L
ou
ise N
atio
na
l Pa
rks
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