Monday, August 21, 2017

Popular Canadian Rockies attractions

Parks:Peyto Lake, Banff National Park : Five national parks are located within the Canadian Rockies four of which are adjacent and make up the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks. These four parks are Banff Jasper Kootenay and Yoho. The fifth national park waterton is not adjacent to the others. Waterton lies farther south straddling the Canada US border as the Canadian half of the Waterton Glacier International Peace Park. All five of these parks combined with three British columbia provincial parks were declared a single UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984 for the unique mountain landscapes found there.Numerous provincial parks are located in the Canadian Rockies including Hamber Mount Assiniboine and Mount Robson parks. Throughout the Rockies and especially in the national parks the Alpine Club of Canada maintains a series of alpine huts for use by mountaineers and adventurers.