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5 Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park.

© Philippe Renault

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A trilobite fossil preserved in the Burgess
Shale. © Burgess Shale Geoscience Foundation

4 The waters of Yoho National Park.

© Philippe Renaud

aside an entire day to visit the Burgess
Shale, since the trip there and back in-
volves a 20km hike. To enlist the ser-
vices of a guide, they should contact
the park offi ces or the Burgess Shale
Geoscience Foundation several days in
advance.

Rivers. It comes to a dead end at the
Takakkaw Falls , among the high-
est in Canada.

CANMORE
AND KANANASKIS
VALLEY

A few kilometres past Field, Yoho Valley
Road leads to Takakkaw Falls. On the
way, travellers can stop at the Upper
Spiral Tunnel Viewpoint to admire
the advanced technology the engineers
working for the railway company had
to employ in order to lay a dependable
line across this hilly terrain.

When Captain John Palliser led a British
scientifi c expedition here from 1857 to
1860, the numerous lakes and rivers he
found led him to christen the region
Kananaskis, which means “gathering
of the waters.” Located 90km from
Calgary, this region covers more than
4,000km 2 , including the Bow Valley,

The small road twists and turns for
13km, leading to a wonderful scenic
viewpoint from which visitors can con-
template the Yoho and Kicking Horse

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One of the stunning views in the Kananaskis
region. © Travel Alberta