The Wild North

Rock flour from the glaciers turns the lakes of Banff and Jasper an unreal turquoise, ringed by spruce and snow peaks. This is classic North American wilderness — elk on the road, bears in the berry slopes, and one of the great mountain drives on earth threading it all together.

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  Moraine LakeA vivid turquoise lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks, seen best from the Rockpile above the shore.
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  Lake LouiseA glacial lake below Victoria Glacier, with canoe docks and a grand lakeside hotel.
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  Lake Agnes Tea House◆ hidden
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  Peyto LakeA wolf's-head-shaped lake of intense blue, seen from a viewing platform on the Icefields Parkway.
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  Johnston Canyon Ink Pots◆ hidden