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Merritt and continuing on Highway 16
west all the way to Prince Rupert.

wilderness in a sea of grass preserves
two herds of bison, plains bison and
the rare wood bison. The park offers
some of the best wildlife viewing in the
province, as it is also home to moose,
deer, lynx, beavers and coyotes. It is
also crossed by major migratory fl y-
ways, with trumpeter swans often pass-
ing by in the fall.

Elk Island National Park

Magnifi cent Elk Island National Park
preserves part of the Beaver Hills area
as it was before the arrival of settlers
when Sarcee and Plains Cree hunted
and trapped in these lands. This island

3 Visiting the past at the Reynolds-Alberta

Museum. © Reynolds Alberta Museum

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4 6 Elk Island National Park and its observation

walkway. © Travel Alberta

The skyline of Edmonton, capital of Alberta.
© Travel Alberta