NATIONAL PARKS AND FORESTS 
Yoho valley with falls over 1200 feet in height. Four great snow- 
fields at head. Natural bridge. Emerald lake, lakes O’Hara and 
McArthur. 
Glacier Park, British Columbia, summit of Selkirks, estab- 
lished 1886; area 468 sq. miles. More massive formation of older 
range. Peaks worn down almost to timber line crowned with in- 
numerable glaciers; luxuriant forests, alpine flower gardens. One 
of the best centres for alpine climbers and students of glacier for- 
mation, Illecillewaet and Asulkan valleys and glaciers, Nakimu caves, 
Marion Lake, Rogers and Baloo passes. 
Revelstoke Park, British Columbia, established 1914; area 
95 sq. miles. Fourteen-mile motor drive up Mt. Revelstoke afford- 
ing panoramic views of Columbia and Illecillewaet Valleys, Clachna- 
Coodin ice-field, Lakes Eva and Millar. Winter sports resort, game 
preserve. 
Kootenay Park, British Columbia, established 1920; area 587 
sq. miles. Highway park extending 5 miles on each side of new 
Vermilion-Sinclair section of Banff-California highway. Passes 
through wonderful and practically unknown mountain scenery. 
Large rivers, towering canyons, Briscoe Range, Ice Lake, Sinclair 
Canyon, and Radium Hot Springs. Bear, deer, caribou and sheep. 
Jasper Park, Northern Alberta, established 1907; area, 4,400 
sq. miles. Immense mountain wilderness, partly unexplored, rich 
in historic associations. Numbers of unclimbed peaks, glaciers, 
snow fields, canyons, innumerable lakes of wonderful coloring. 
Athabaska valley, Maligne lake, gorge and canyon, Mt. Edith 
Cavell, Miette Hot Springs, Mt. Robson, highest known peak in 
Canada. Largest big game sanctuary in world. 
Waterton Lakes Park, Southern Alberta, adjoining U. S. 
Glacier Park, established 1895; area, 423 sq. miles. Mountains 
noted for beauty of coloring; lovely lakes, waterfalls and snow- 
peaks, excellent trout fishing, favorite camping resort. 
St. Lawrence Islands, Ontario, established 1905; area 140 
acres. Thirteen islands and one mainland reservation among the 
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