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Canadian Rockies: Splendor Beyond Belief

By Don Kiselewski, MCC, D.S., Palm Beach Gardens Travel Leaders

I’m often asked what I
believe is the most beautiful
spot on the North American
continent … my consistent
reply has always been the
Canadian Rockies. The
Canadian portion of the
Rocky Mountain range
is, arguably, the most
spectacular. The Rockies
themselves actually stretch
down to the Sangre de
Cristo Range in north-central New Mexico … considered
the southern boundary, northwest to the Yukon Territory’s
Arctic Rockies. In all, the Rockies form a nearly
continuous range on the western edge of the North
American continent that is more than 3,000 miles long.
Ranging from 70 to more than 300 miles in width, the
Rockies cover more than 300,000 square miles. Only the
Andes Mountains of South America are longer.
Many of the major rivers of North America originate
in the Rockies, and the peaks and ridges of the Rockies
divide the continent. The waters in the rivers of the
Missouri, Yellowstone, Platte and Arkansas find their
way eastward to the Atlantic Ocean. The Pacific receives Banff Springs Hotel
the westward flow from the Snake, Colorado, Columbia,
Frazer and Yukon rivers. dramatic in this portion of the Rockies
Geographically, the Rockies are divided into four is the majestic Teton Range.
sections … Southern, Middle, Northern and Arctic The phrase “you ain’t seen anything
ranges. The Southern portion starts in New Mexico and yet” could never be truer than when
continues northwesterly into Wyoming. Included in this you continue north from Montana
range is Mount Elbert, the highest peak in the Rockies, into Canada for the next 1,000 miles.
which reaches 14,433 feet. This is but one of the fifty-five It is here where the Front Range – or
peaks in Colorado that soar above 14,000 feet including Canadian Rockies – have taken form
Long Peak and Pikes Peak, two of the most well-known and stand alone in their magnificent
mountains in America. The Middle Rockies cover a major splendor. West of the Front Range lies
portion of Utah, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. Most the Rocky Mountain Trench, which
extends some 900 miles northwest to
the headwaters of the Yukon River.
Bordering the trench on the west are the
Purcell and Selkirk mountain ranges.
About 130 miles north of the U.S./
Canada border, on the eastern side of
the Canadian Rockies is an important
stop on the Canadian Pacific Railroad.
It started out as just another whistle
stop on the Trans-Canada rail route,
however, today, it is the nucleus of the
ESTD 2006 “Jewel of the Rockies” – Banff National
Park. Founded over a century ago, it Moraine Lake
Caregiving is the third oldest national park in the The railroad found itself in the hotel-building business
world. It was established as a national park to preserve the
From the Heart hot springs that are just outside of the present day town of along with tracks and trestles, and as a result built some
Banff. These springs were first noted during the construction of the most outstanding structures in Canada. These hotels
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