CANADIAN ROCKIES - British Columbia: Including the Alaska Highway - page 487

an intriguing sight anymore. A trail leads to several viewpoints—try to avoid the urge to
join the foolish folks clambering over the top of the bridge.
MM Emerald Lake
Outfitter Tom Wilson stumbled on stunning Emerald Lake while guiding Major A. B. Ro-
gers through the Kicking Horse River Valley in 1881. He was led to the lake by his horse,
which had been purchased from First Nations people. He later surmised that the horse had
been accustomed to traveling up to the lake, meaning that the horse's former owners must
have known about the lake before the Europeans arrived.
Emerald Lake
One of the jewels of the Canadian Rockies, the beautiful lake is surrounded by a forest
of Engelmann spruce, as well as many peaks more than 3,000 meters (9,840 feet) high. It is