Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Southern
Alberta
Southern Alberta boasts some of the best
sights and scenery in the whole province,
from Waterton Lakes National Park and the
mining towns of Crowsnest Pass to the his-
toric native gathering place at Head-Smashed-
In Buffalo Jump and the edge of the endless
prairies.
The vast expanses and sometimes desert-like
conditions that visitors traverse while mak-
ing their way from west to east in Southern
Alberta are in stark contrast to the looming,
snow-capped Rocky Mountains to the west.
Neat rows of wheat and other grains, per-
fectly round bales of hay, and the occasional
grain elevator are about the extent of the re-
lief across the slow-rolling terrain of this part
of the province.
In Southern Alberta, visitors get to meet many
descendants of immigrants—settled for sev-
eral generations—from Europe, the United
States and other parts of the world. There
was a time when, for people from countries
other than those of the West, acceptance
was diffi cult. In the 19th century, experience
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