Overview
The Rockies are a region of Canada that more or less from the border between the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta. The roads and railroad routes here are amongst the most beautiful in the world.
Description
Castlelike mountain resorts built on the rail line at Banff and Lake Louise have become all-season recreation centers for Banff National Park's (established 1885) many alpine attractions, which attract 4.5 million visitors annually.
The Rocky Mountains, North America's largest mountain system, are widely known for their vistas of spacious subalpine valleys and rugged, exposed rock faces. The Canadian segment of the Rockies extends 1200 km from the American borders of BC and Alberta to the Liard River Basin, flanked on the west by a distinct trench and on the east by rolling foothills. The Canadian Rockies of song, film, painting, and postcard, however, are in the Main Ranges, near the rail and highway routes through 2 mountain passes. These and other passes mark the southern boundary between BC and Alberta and mark the Continental Divide, where Pacific watersheds back onto Atlantic and Arctic sources
Jasper, British Columbia
Canada
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