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Alberta's Outdoor Grandeur: Jasper and Beyond
While they share a common name, the Canadian Rockies differ greatly from their American counterparts. Those who have visited both site a notable difference in the demeanor of these two ranges. Both are awash in alpine beauty, but the dramatic and remote reputation of the Canadian peaks led me to seek out a first hand audience with the fabled peaks of the great white north, among them Mount Robson and Mount Edith Cavell.
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Equal parts loving grandmother and drill sergeant, HannaLaura Achenbach traveled from Berlin to the New World in 1957 and soon embarked on a storied career re-fueling hungry skiers and hut-tourers across Alberta and British Columbia.

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Banff National Park
Canada's first national park is home to a variety of distinctive natural features and cultural and historical sites. Rugged mountains, glaciers, icefields, alpine meadows, beautiful blue cold-water lakes, mineral hot springs, deep canyons and much more. hike

Elk Island National Park
Located less than an hour away from Edmonton, Elk Island National Park of Canada protects the wilderness of the aspen parkland, one of the most endangered habitats in Canada. hike

Jasper National Park
Jasper is the largest and most northerly of the four Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks which comprise the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its scenery is rugged, including deeply gouged Maligne Canyon and picturesque Maligne Lake. hike

Waterton Lakes National Park
Rugged, windswept mountains rise abruptly out of gentle prairie grassland in spectacular Waterton Lakes National Park of Canada. This landscape supports a great variety of plant life and habitat for wildlife such as bison, deer, moose, elk and bears. The hike

Wood Buffalo National Park
Wood Buffalo National Park is Canada's largest national park and one of the largest in the world. It protects an outstanding and representative example of Canada's Northern Boreal Plains.The presence of rare and superlative natural phenomena - including o hike

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Rentehtent Canada
Full service supplier of camping gear.You get your own food and tooth brush. Everything else we can supply, individual itams to complete camping kits. Thay start at only $99.00 per week. camp

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Alberta Orienteering Association
Organizes orienteering events and training sessions in the province of Alberta.

Manitoba Recreational Canoeing Association
The Association is a non profit organization who's objective is to promote safe paddling in the Province of Manitoba.
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Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
The Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative is a network of over 300 Canadian and U.S. organizations, institutions, and foundations &#8211; representing almost one million conservation-minded individuals &#8211; who value the unique natural heritage
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Bow Waters Canoe Club
The Bow Waters Canoe Club is a recreational paddling club whose mission is to promote and support recreational paddling and nordic skiing by providing educational and social opportunities in an environmentally conscious manner to all interested people.
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