Banff National park this summer?
Expect to camp in Banff N.P. this summer? Be warned: http://www.thecragandcanyon.ca/2017/03/01/banff-np-experiences-massive-jump-in-number-of-campsite-bookings
Forum Discussion
crosscheck wrote:Guess it depends on which definition of "Rocky Mountains" you are using. This is the physiographers' definition from Encyclopedia Britannica:
Glacier NP (BC) is one of my favourites but it is not in the Canadian Rockies but rather in the Selkirks which are part of the Columbia Range. These have very different rock formation (volcanic) than the Rockies and are separated by the wide Columbia Valley.
Dave
"Canadian Rockies, segment of the Rocky Mountains, extending southeastward for about 1,000 miles (1,600 km) from northern British Columbia, Canada, and forming nearly half the 900-mile (1,500-km) border between the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta. The Mackenzie and Selwyn mountains farther north along the border between the Northwest and Yukon territories are often included in the Canadian Rockies. To the west, the Rocky Mountain Trench (a geologic depression) separates the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies from the Columbia Mountains, which include the Cariboo, Selkirk, Monashee, and Purcell mountains and are also often considered part of the Rocky Mountain system."
