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Rocky Mountains Ranges Lookout

This is the spectacular view from a pullout on the Trans-Canada highway, between Banff and Lake Louise. Two mountain ranges meet here overlooking ...

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Kootenay Plains

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The warmest and driest area in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, the Kootenay Plains, features rare montane ecology. Evidence of prehistoric habitation dates back 5,000 years or more, and it remains an important site for Indigenous groups. The North Saskatchewan River winds its way through this beautiful region.

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    Rocky Mountains Ranges Lookout

    Rocky Mountains Ranges Lookout

    This is the spectacular view from a pullout on the Trans-Canada highway, between Banff and Lake Louise. Two mountain ranges meet here overlooking the Bow River. Featured are Mount Ishbel of the Sawback Range and Castle Mountain of the Park Ranges.

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