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Banff National Park

Alberta, Canada

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Banff mountain scenery		Hoodoos overlooking the Bow River - near the town of Banff	A small forest fire just outside the town of Banff - Summer 2003
The trees	Elk	Elk	Elk often wander through downtown or just outside of town
	Ayoung bighorn sheep?	Youlooking at me?	Fightinga forest fire in the Canadian Rockies

Banff National Park Information
Location	Banff National Park is located in Western Canada. Most of the parkis in the provinces of Alberta but part of it is in British Columbia. The eastern parkentrance is less than an hour from Calgary. Lake Louise and Banff are towns withinthe park.
Interesting Facts	Banff park has over a thousand miles of hiking trails the highest mountain is Mt. Forbes which stands at 11,850 feet the park has more than a thousand glaciers the Great Divide is located in the park - the geographic point where water flowseither West to the Pacific Ocean or East to the Atlantic Ocean
Things to See	The Rockies, the lake at Lake Louise, town of Banff, Lakes , Banff Upper Hot Springs
Things to Do	hiking, sightseeing, camping, skiing, canoeing, kayaking, fishing, golfing, backpacking,biking, bird watching, climbing / mountaineering, wildlife Viewing
Where to Stay	Banff, Lake Louise, camping (the park has thousands of campsites)
More Info	Banff Parks Canada website http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/ab/banff/index_e.asp

Lake Louise	Lake Louise. The Victoria Glacier can be seen in the background.	Chateau Lake Louise, viewed from the walking path along the lake	A Swiss Alphorn at the Chateau Lake Louise	A rock climber along the path at Lake Louise
Lake Louise Skiing	Lake Louise in the winter	View of the lake from Lake Louise's ski hill	A bit of powder.	Avalanche warning. Cool!

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