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Fic. 162. Rainsow Bripce National MonuMENT, ARIZONA 
Canadian National Parks 
Rocky Mountains Park, Alberta, east slope of Rockies, es- 
tablished 1885; area 2,751 sq. miles. Ideal Mountain Playground 
containing the two famous resorts, Banff and Lake Louise, with 
much of the finest scenery of east slope of Central Rockies. Mas- 
sive formation of stratified sedimentary rock, upper slopes much worn 
and castellated, or glacier crowned, lower slopes covered with lux- 
uriant forests and flower carpeted alplands. Glacier-fed lakes of 
exquisite coloring, wild deer, goat, sheep, elk, etc. 
Yoho Park, British Columbia, west slope of Rockies, estab- 
lished 1886; area 476 sq. miles. Rugged scenery of west slope of 
Rockies, narrow transverse valley of Kickinghorse, precipitous 
peaks, large number with permanent ice caps or glaciers, wonderful 
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