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“Ice.

ago. It eroded ‘the lan a.
It shaped i And
changed it forever.

today is Yoho. National. Park,
preserving «the.
glaciers, deepened valleys,

glacier lakes.

Within the. park, 28 peaks
exceed 10,000 feet in height.
The Yoho Pass challenged.

the first climbing camp of —

Canada’s Alpine Club and

It: covered the ch
entire Canadian _ Rock- » ©
ies ‘thousands. ‘of. years’.
are -two-*

receding

rocky moraines and silty &

today more and nore nioun-—
taineers come to Yoho to-

explore the abundant moun- .

tains and valleys.

Yoho’s Cree Indian name

describes the. park complete-_
‘wonder and. ‘astonish- :

ly:
ment’:

MYSTERIOUS HooD00S |

The hoodvos,.

formed -sandstone ‘shapes,
are as mysterious as their.
are .
found along a’ hiking. trail
above Hoodoo Creek, which
in a- valley. The.

The .

name. “hoodoos

is set
hoodoos make an: interesting
subject for photography.

‘One mile off. the. highway,

is a natural. bridge of eroded

stone over a river. And five |

miles along the road past this
bridge is the spectacular
Emcrald Lake.

In the

lake cutthroat, -
brook, lake.and splack. trout

are game: for fishermen. |
There also canoeing. -
Horseback Tidlig . near the

lake is another pleasurable
activity.

‘An ascent of Mt. ‘Burgess

or Emerald Peak gives a_

tremendous: ‘view of the

sparkling lake below and

snowy alpine meadows up
the trail.

A~ leisurely trail
around Emerald Lake and
with. the help of the
‘self-guiding tour’ pamphlet,
easily available, you can
explore the plant and animal
life in and around the lake.

Takakkaw Falls in the park
is Canada's longest water-
fall, cascading 1,650 feet. It
is located only eight miles off
the highway, along a second-
ary road.

TRAILS ALL AROUND

Lake O°Hara’ can. be
reached by reserving a scat
in a private van. The vans
drive regularly down a fire
access ‘road from the Lake
O'Hara Lodge to the highway
and back.

Trails are found all around
the lake to snow-capped
mountains of the continental
divide. waterfalls and other
lakes such as Lake Oesa.
This lake is set in rocky
alpine surroundings, — be-
neath snowy mountain
peaks. .

Ground squirrels, pikas
and marmots thrive well in
this arctic-like habitat. The

winds

rare wolverine can also be.
seen scuttling’ about his den,

Besides the

natural beauties in Yoho.

muiny ‘great .

there are man-made features

such ats the Deerlodge Cabin

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“railroad.
tunnels. twisting»

and Mount Ogden. It is quite

. 2. a Sight to see a train coming
Centered in the Rockies —

out from one ‘tunnel while its .

fail end is just entering a.
tunnel higher up the moun-

OPEN YEAR-ROUND

Rich in: flora and. fauna,
Yoho is: a greenhouse ‘for,-
‘nearly 800 species of alpine»
‘and subalpine plants. Wild.
flowers include orchids, lilies:
and saxifrages as well as tiny:

‘varieties of alpine vege-

‘tation.

The forest’ consists
primely

of evergreens,

climbing to the timberline of .

7,000 feet.

‘Wildlife, such as. the
white-tailed and mule deer
and wapiti are common along
roadsides or. in campground.

areas. Ground squirrels and -

the red - tree-squirrels are
often seen timidly eating
food from people’s hands.
Less frequently : seen animals

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“The park is open ‘all year.

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LIVING MUSEUM

Activities in the. park are

not limited. Boating, _ can-

oeing, swimming. climbing,
fishing and skiing are. all
common. Hikers and_back-
packers will be fascinated. by
Yoho’s over 250 ‘miles of
hiking trails.

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Lake’ ‘
O’Hara may require reser- |

Yoho has: ‘been. described
asa. living: outdoor. museum.

In 1886 it was only 10 square |
miles of land reserved for the:

’ protectio: of. Yoho’ 's forest

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