MOUNTAINS

Banff, Jasper, Yoho, and Kootenay National Parks, in the Canadian Rockies, are serviced with an extensive network of roads.  Many Canadians, particularly in the West, have enjoyed traveling these roads, taking in the scenic mountain landscapes.

However, much of the Canadian Rockies lie outside the national parks.  These areas are less traveled but just as spectacular.  Most of the images presented here were taken in these latter regions.

The Rockies are one of several mountain ranges formed eons ago. A series of smaller ranges, Purcell etc. and termed collectively the Colombian, exist to the west. The furthest west, the Coast Range, borders against the Pacific Ocean.

The Rockies are the youngest, with commencement of their formation estimated near 50 million years ago.  They are sedimentary in their formation. Being formerly seabed, they are heavily fossilized, but not mineralized as are the ranges to the west.

Because of their relatively young age, erosion has not yet rounded off their sharp and jagged features. Hence their attraction.

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