The Canadian Rockies rival any mountains in the world for breathtaking beauty. In 2008, at Berg Lake in Mount Robson Provincial Park, Carol and I fondly revisited our first international backpacking destination together from 1995. Friends joined us on this fun adventure July 21-August 7, 2008, including hikes in Banff, Jasper, Yoho and Revelstoke National Parks. We returned with wonderful experiences and memorable photographs.
Fog clears from Mount Robson (3954 meters / 12,972 feet), part of the Rainbow Range. Berg Glacier and Berg Lake, Mount Robson Provincial Park of British Columbia, Canada
- A waterfall plunges from Snowbird Pass, above the toe of the Robson Glacier, beneath Mount Robson, in Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. (Panorama stitched from 5 images.
A yellow canoe crosses blue-green Moraine Lake, in Valley of the Ten Peaks, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
Angel Glacier (above), Cavell Glacier (below), Cavell Pond and evergreen trees on Mount Edith Cavell, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada.
Roadside pink flowers at Glacier National Park, British Columbia, Canada.
Monashee Mountains (left), Columbia River (center), Selkirk Mountains (right), seen from Parapets Viewpoints, atop Mount Revelstoke National Park, British Columbia, Canada
Yoho Valley, seen from the Iceline Trail, in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. Center right is Takakkaw Falls. (Panorama stitched from 16 images; scroll right to see wide image on small monitors.)
- in Alberta: 1. Banff National Park (NP) | 2. Jasper NP | 3. Bicycling Icefields Parkway, Jasper to Banff | 9. Waterton Lakes NP (see also Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, Montana, USA)
- in British Columbia (BC): 4. Mount Robson Provincial Park (PP) | 5. Yoho National Park | 6. Kootenay National Park | 7. Mount Assiniboine PP
The Columbia Mountains are comprised of four Ranges, located within the Rocky Mountains complex say USA geographers, but outside the Rockies say Canadian geographers:
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Purcell Mountains: 10. Bugaboo Provincial Park, BC (or “Percell” Mountains in USA terminology)
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Monashee & Selkirk Mountains: 8. Mount Revelstoke NP and Glacier NP, BC
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Cariboo Mountains: 11. Bowron Lake PP Canoeing Tale, BC
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Coast Range: 12. Garibaldi Provincial Park, BC
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See also: 13. Animals of North America
