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1 Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd 280 A Abbot Hut 83 Abbot, Philip 83 accommodations 254-6, see also individual locations, camping, historic hotels & lodges, lodges Alpine Club of Canada Huts 91, 128, 159 apartments 256 B&Bs 254 children, travel with 45 guesthouses 254 hostels 255 hotels pets, travel with 48 reservations 20, 55, 138, 177 activities 22, 24-5, 30-41, see also individual activities air travel 261 Alderson Lake 214 Alpine Club of Canada Huts 91, 128, 159 altitude sickness animals 231, 243-7, 249, 13, see also individual animals, wildlife watching Apgar Village 183 area codes 259 Athabasca Falls 143 Athabasca Glacier 14, 21, 143, 241, 15 Athabasca River Valley Loop biking route 160-1, 160 ATMs 258 Avalanche Creek 187 Avalanche Lake 187 Avalanche Lake Trail 36, 187 avalanches B B&Bs 254 Babel Creek 82 Banff Gondola Map pages 000 Photo pages Banff National Park 50, , 56, 58-9, 62, 64 accommodations 54, 91, banks 114 biking routes 93-6 canoeing & kayaking 97 climate 54 cross-country skiing day hikes drinking driving routes emergency services 113 entertainment fishing 97-8 food golf 65 highlights 56, 56 hiking 32-3, history horseback riding 98 internet access 113 internet resources 55 medical services 114, 267 overnight hikes 90-3 park entrances 55 park regulations 56-7 planning 54, 55 postal services 114 rock climbing 98 safety 57 shopping 113 sights skiing & snowboarding 98-9 tourist offices 114, 259 tours travel seasons 54 travel to/from travel within 115 white-water rafting 97 Banff Park Museum 23, Banff Skywalk 61 Banff Springs Golf Course 65 Banff Springs Hotel 65, 102-3, 233, 235, 235 Banff Summer Arts Festival 25 Banff Town 57-65, , 62, 64 Banff Upper Hot Springs 23, 61-2 Banff/Lake Louise Winter Festival 24 Bankhead 77 Baring Falls 189 bathrooms 259 bear spray bears 13, 243-4, 13 refuges 134 safety 81, 270, Beauty Creek & Stanley Falls hike 34, 153 Beaver, Summit & Jacques Lakes hike 34, 156 beavers 246 Beehives 84 Berg Lake Trail 174 berries 248 Big Head 116 Big Hill 74 Big Three 40 bighorn sheep 13, 244, 13 Bike n Hike Shuttle 94 biking 36-7, 264, see also individual biking routes Banff National Park 93-6 Canmore Nordic Centre 9, 116, 9 children, travel with 43 Glacier National Park 179, Jasper National Park 142, safety 36-7, Bird Woman Falls 183 birds 63, Blackfeet Indian Reservation 225 Blackfeet tribe 200, 238 boating, see also canoeing & kayaking Glacier National Park 179, 197 Jasper National Park Lake Minnewanka 66 Maligne Lake , 216 books 230 health trail guides 34-5 border crossings 207, 257 Boundary Ranch 122 Bow Falls 60 Bow Falls & the Hoodoos hike 32, 74-5 Bow Glacier Falls hike 32, 86-7 Bow Valley Parkway 21, 67 accommodations driving routes food Bowman Lake 184 breweries 20, 112, 120, 172, 227 Brokeback Mountain 230 Bryant Creek 93 budget 18 Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum 23, 63 Burgess Shale 16, 125, 17 bus travel 20, 165, 261-2, 264 business hours 256 C cable cars Banff Gondola 60-1

2 Jasper Tramway 10, 145, 10 Lake Louise Gondola 6, 21, 67, 7 Cambrian period 241 Cameron Falls 211 Cameron Lake camping Banff National Park 91, 101, 102, 104-5, 106, 107, 108 Glacier National Park 179, 201, Jasper National Park 166, 167, 168-9, , 217, 218 Canadian Northern Railway 147 Canadian Pacific Railway 132 Canmore 20, , 117 Canmore Highland Games 25 Canmore Museum & Geoscience Centre 116 Canmore Nordic Centre 9, 116, 9 canoeing & kayaking 39 Banff National Park 97 children, travel with 43 Golden 135 Lake Louise 68 Moraine Lake 68 canyons Johnston Canyon 22, 78-9 Maligne Canyon 147 Marble Canyon 130 Red Rock Canyon 212 Stewart Canyon 76-7 Sunrift Gorge 182 car travel 19, 256-7, 262-3, Carthew-Alderson Trail 16, 38, , 213, 17 Cascade Amphitheatre hike 32, 78 Cascade Mountain 78 Castle Lookout 21, 79 Castle Lookout hike 32, 79 Castle Mountain 71 Cave & Basin National Historic Site 23, 62-3 caving 22, 118 cell phones 19, 258 Cerulean Ridge 193 Chateau Lake Louise 107 children, travel with 42-6 C-Level Cirque hike 32, 77-8 climate 18, 24, 25, see also individual locations climate change 225, 231 climbing, see rock climbing clothing Columbia Icefield 69, 143 Columbia Icefield Centre 143 compasses 274 conservation Consolation Lakes Trail 23, 32, 81-2, 82 consulates 257 Cosmic Ray Station 61 coyotes 244 Crandell Lake 215 Crandell Lake Loop biking route 215 credit cards 258 cross-country skiing 41, see also skiing Banff National Park Glacier National Park 199 Jasper National Park Crowfoot Glacier 73 Crypt Lake 214 Crypt Lake Trail 38, 214 customs regulations 256 cycling, see biking D Dawson Pass 191 Dawson-Pitamakin Loop hike 36, 191 day hikes 31, see also hiking, overnight hikes Banff National Park Glacier National Park Jasper National Park deer 245 dehydration 269 Divide Mountain 186 diving 216 dogsledding 118, 246 Dolomite Peak 88 Douglas fir trees 248 drinking Banff National Park Jasper National Park driving routes, see also individual driving routes, car travel Banff National Park Glacier National Park Jasper National Park E East Glacier ecology Egypt Lake hike 22, 32, 90 Eiffel Lake 85 electricity 259 elk 245 embassies 257 Emerald Lake emergency services 267 Banff National Park 113 Jasper National Park entertainment Banff National Park Jasper National Park entrances, see park entrances environmental issues 225, 230-1, equipment evacuation 271 events 24-5, 177 exchange rates 19 F Fairmont Banff Springs hotel 65, 102-3, 233, 235, 235 Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise 107 Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge 146 Fairview 21, 84 Fenland Trail & Vermilion Lakes hike 32, 75 festivals 24-5 Feuz, Edward Jr 132 Feuz, Edward Sr 132 Feuz, Ernest Sr 132 films 230 fires 231, 252 Fireweed Trail 130 fish 247 fishing 37-8 Banff National Park 97-8 Glacier National Park Jasper National Park Flathead Indian Reservation 200 Flathead tribe 200 float trips 38-9, 162 flowers food 256 Banff National Park Glacier National Park Jasper National Park footwear 273 forests Fortress Lake 175 Fortress Mountain 123 frostbite 269 G Garden Path Trail & Twin Cairns Meadow hike 32, 79-80, 80 Garden Wall 183, INDEX C-G

3 282 INDEX G-I geology Geraldine Lakes hike 34, giardiasis 267 Glacier National Park 51, , 178, accommodations 176, 179, banks 205 biking 179, boating 179, 197 climate 176 cross-country skiing 199 day hikes drinking 205 driving routes emergency services 205 entertainment 205 fishing food golf 198 highlights 178, 178 hiking 36-7, 177, history horseback riding 198 internet access 205 internet resources 177 medical services 205, 267 overnight hikes park entrances 177 park regulations 179 planning 176, 177 postal services 205 ranger programs 198 rock climbing 198 safety 179 shopping 205 sights snowshoeing 199 telephone services 205 tourist offices 205-6, 259 tours travel seasons 176 travel within 206 white-water rafting 197 glaciers Athabasca Glacier 14, 21, 143, 241, 15 Crowfoot Glacier 73 environmental issues 225 Grinnell Glacier 21, 241 Jackson Glacier 21, 182 Many Glacier 21, 184 Salamander Glacier 191 Saskatchewan Glacier 21, Map pages 000 Photo pages Sperry Glacier 241 Stanley Glacier 21, 130 Victoria Glacier 83, 241 Global Positioning System 275 Goat Creek Trail biking route 95 Goat Haunt 207 goats 245 Going-to-the-Sun Road 9, 21, 9 driving routes 185, hikes history 239 sights 179, Golden golf Banff National Park 65 Glacier National Park 198 Jasper National Park 164 Kananaskis Country gondolas, see cable cars GPS 275 Grassi Lakes Trail 117 Graveyard Flats 89 Great Bear Wilderness Area 188 Great Northern Railway 188, 239 Grinnell Glacier 21, 241 Grinnell Glacier Overlook 189 Grinnell, George Bird 250 Grizzly Bear Refuge 134 guesthouses 254 Gunsight Pass Trail 22, 36, 194-5, 194 H Haesler, Christian 132 Hamber Provincial Park 175 health Healy Pass hike 32, 80-1 heat exhaustion 269 heatstroke 269 Hector Lake 73 Helen Lake hike 32, 88 helicopter flights 118 Hidden Lake (Banff) 92 Hidden Lake Overlook Trail 36, Highline Trail 36, , 189 hiking 31-6, see also individual hikes, day hikes, overnight hikes backcountry hikes 31, 34 Banff National Park 32-3, children, travel with 42-3 Glacier National Park 36-7, 177, grades 30 guided hikes 75 Jasper National Park 34-5, Kananaskis Country 123 Kootenay National Park Lake Minnewanka 66 rules & permits 34 safety 269, solo hiking 35 trail guides , Yoho National Park 126 historic hotels & lodges 234 Fairmont Banff Springs 65, 102-3, 233, 235, 235 Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise 107 Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge 146 Izaak Walton Inn 188, 222 Lake McDonald Lodge 183, 201 Many Glacier Hotel 204 Num-Ti-Jah Lodge 73, 108, Prince of Wales Hotel 217 history Banff National Park Glacier National Park hot springs 61 Jasper National Park WWII 146, 239 hitchhiking 263 holidays 258 Hoodoos 74 Hoodoos interpretive trail 74 horseback riding 38, 49 Banff National Park 98 children, travel with 43 Glacier National Park 198 Jasper National Park 163 Kananaskis Country Horseshoe Lake 144 hostels 255 hot springs Banff Upper Hot Springs 23, 61-2 Cave & Basin National Historic Site 23, 62-3 Miette Hot Springs 23, Radium Hot Springs 10, 23, 131, 10 hotels hypothermia I ice climbing 22, 100, 216 ice skating 44, 100, 165 Iceberg Lake 184, 192 Iceberg Lake Trail 36, icefields 143 Icefields Parkway 8, 68-9, 142-4, 238, 70, 8, 238 accommodations 108-9, driving routes 73-4, 150-1, 73, 150 food , 171 hiking 86-9, Iceline Trail 126

4 Indian Trail 175 Inkpots 79 insurance International Peace Park Hike 177 internet access 257 Banff National Park 113 Jasper National Park 173 internet resources Banff National Park 55 Glacier National Park 177 history 232 Jasper National Park 138 planning 19 itineraries 26-9, 26, 27, 28, 29 Izaak Walton Inn 188, 222 J Jackson Glacier 21, 182 Jasper Discovery Trail 145 Jasper Heritage Rodeo 25 Jasper National Park 51, , 139, accommodations 137, 159, banks 173 biking 142, boating climate 137 cross-country skiing & snowshoeing day hikes drinking 172 driving routes emergency services 173 entertainment 172 fishing 163 food golf 164 highlights 139, 139 hiking 34-5, history horseback riding 163 internet access 173 internet resources 138 medical services 173, 267 overnight hikes park entrances 138 park regulations 142 planning 137, 138 postal services 173 rafting 162 ranger programs 164 rock climbing 163 safety 142 shopping 172 sights skiing & snowboarding 164 snowshoeing telephone services 173 tourist offices 173, 259 tours travel seasons 137 travel to/from 173 travel within white-water rafting 162 wildlife watching Jasper Town 145-7, 144 accommodations food Jasper Tramway 10, 145, 10 Jasper-Yellowhead Museum & Archives 146 Johnson Lake 72, 76 Johnson Lake hike 76 Johnston Canyon 22, 78 Johnston Canyon & the Inkpots hike 32, 78-9 Jumpingpound Demonstration Forest 122 K Kalispell Kananaskis Country 23, kayaking, see canoeing & kayaking Kicking Horse Mountain Resort 23, 40, Kicking Horse Pass 126 Kicking Horse Pedestrian Bridge 133 Kicking Horse River 14, 97, 124, 125, 126, 133, 14 Kintla Lake 184 Kootenai Lakes 196 Kootenai tribe 200 Kootenay National Park L Lac Beauvert 146 Lake Agnes 84 Lake Agnes & the Beehives hike 32, 83-4 Lake Agnes Teahouse 16, 84, 16 Lake Louise 22, 67-8 accommodations activities 68 food hiking 81-6 Lake Louise Gondola 6, 21, 67, 7 Lake McDonald Lodge 183, 201 Lake McDonald Valley 183 Lake Minnewanka 22, 65-6, 106 lakes, see also Maligne Lake Alderson Lake 214 Avalanche Lake 187 Bowman Lake 184 Crandell Lake 215 Crypt Lake 214 Egypt Lake 90 Eiffel Lake 85 Emerald Lake Fortress Lake 175 Grassi Lakes 117 Hector Lake 73 Helen Lake 88 Hidden Lake 92, 188 Horseshoe Lake 144 Iceberg Lake 184, 192 Johnson Lake 72, 76 Kintla Lake 184 Kootenai Lakes 196 Lac Beauvert 146 Lake Agnes 84 Lake Annette 146 Lake Ellen Wilson 195 Lake Louise 22, 67-8 Lake McDonald 22, 183, 185 Lake Minnewanka 22, 65-6, 106 Lower Mina Lake 154 Lower Rowe Lake 213 Marvel Lake 93 Medicine Lake 148 Minnestimma Lakes 85 Mirror Lake 83 Moraine Lake 8, 68, 8 No Name Lake 191 Oldman Lake 191 Patricia Lake 146 Pyramid Lake 146 Quartz Lakes 193 Red Rock Lake 192 Riley Lake 154 St Mary Lake 182 Summit Lake 214 Upper Mina Lake 154 Upper Rowe Lake 213 Upper Waterton Lake 211 Vermilion Lakes 21, 63, 75 Lame Bull Treaty 200 Larch Valley 85 Larch Valley & Sentinel Pass hike 32, 84-5, 85 Legacy Trail 20, legal matters 257 Lineham Discovery Well National Historic Site 212 Lineham Ridge 213 lodges, see also historic hotels & lodges Banff National Park 102-5, 106-7, Glacier National Park 201-2, 204 Jasper National Park 159, Logan Pass INDEX I-L

5 284 INDEX L- P Lone Walker 186 Looking Glass Hill Road & Highway 89 driving route lookouts Castle Lookout 21, 79 Fairview 21, 84 Healy Pass 81 Jackson Glacier Overlook 182 Monarch Viewpoint 80 Morant s Curve 71 Parker Ridge 21, 89 Peyto Lake Lookout 88 Sanson Peak 77 Simpson Monument viewpoint Standish Ridge viewpoint 55, 80 Sulphur Mountain 21, 77 Sun Point 183 Surprise Corner 60 Whistlers Mountain 21, 145 Loop, the 183, 185 Lower Bankhead 71-2 Lower Mina Lake 154 Lower Rowe Lake 213 Luxton, Norman 112 lynx 246 M Maligne Canyon 147 Maligne Lake 10, 21, 22, 148, 11 accommodations 170 food 172 hiking Maligne Wildlife Show driving route , 149 Many Glacier 21, 184 Many Glacier Hotel 204 Many Glacier Valley 184 maps 231, 257-8, 272, 274, 275 Marble Canyon 130 Marias Pass 188 Marmot Basin 40 marmots Marsh Loop 63 Marvel Lake 93 Mary Schäffer Loop hike 34, 155 McArthur Valley 128 measures 259 medical services 267 Banff National Park 114, 267, 267 Jasper National Park 173, , Map pages 000 Photo pages Medicine Lake 148 Meeting of the Waters 125 Miette Hot Springs 23, Mina & Riley Lakes Loop hike 34, Minnestimma Lakes 85 Minnewanka Loop driving route 71-3 Mirror Lake 83 Mistaya Canyon hike 86 Mistaya River 86 mobile phones 19, 258 Monarch Viewpoint 80 money 18, 19, 258 moose 245 Moose Lake Loop hike 34, 155 Moraine Lake 8, 68, 8 Moraine Lake Rockpile 68 Moraine Lake via Tramline biking route 96 Morant s Curve 71 Morning Eagle Falls 190 mosquitoes 268 motorcycle travel 262-3, Mt Assiniboine hike 22, 32, 92-3 Mt Assiniboine Provincial Park 12, 92-3, 129, 12 Mt Brown Lookout hike 36, 190 Mt Edith Cavell 144 Mt Lefroy 86 Mt Norquay 66 Mt Robson 174 Mt Robson Provincial Park Mt Rundle 72 Mt Temple 86 mountain biking 22, see also biking mountain goats 245 mountain pine beetles 248 Mountain Trail 175 mountaineering mountains Cascade Mountain 78 Castle Mountain 71 Divide Mountain 186 Dolomite Peak 88 Lone Walker 186 Mt Assiniboine 12, 92-3, 129, 12 Mt Edith Cavell 144 Mt Lefroy 86 Mt Norquay 66 Mt Robson 174 Mt Rundle 72 Mt Temple 86 Rising Wolf Mountain 184, 186 Sinopah 186 Sulphur Mountain 21, 77 Tunnel Mountain 64 Muir, John 250 museums 233 Banff Park Museum 23, Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum 23, 63 Canmore Museum & Geoscience Centre 116 Columbia Icefield Centre 143 Jasper-Yellowhead Museum & Archives 146 Museum of the Plains Indians 225 Stumptown Historical Society Museum 226 Waterton Heritage Centre 211 Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies 12, 23, 58-9, 13 N Nakiska 40, Native American Speaks 23, 205, 206 Native Americans 200 Blackfeet Indian Reservation 225 Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum 23, 63 events 25 Flathead Indian Reservation 200 history 233, 235, navigation equipment newspapers 113, 259 No Name Lake 191 North American Indian Days 25 North Boundary Trail 161 North Fork Valley 184 Northern Highline-Waterton Valley hike 36, Northern Lights Wolf Centre 134 Num-Ti-Jah Lodge 73, 108, O Old Banff Cemetery 63-4 Oldman Lake 191 Olympics bids 234 Opal Hills Loop hike 34, opening hours 256 Operation Habbakuk 146 overnight hikes 31, see also day hikes, hiking Banff National Park 90-3 Glacier National Park Jasper National park P Paint Pots 130 paleontology 125 Paradise Valley 85 Paradise Valley & the Giant s Steps hike 32, 85-6, 85 park entrances Banff National Park 55

6 Glacier National Park 177 Jasper National Park park regulations Banff National Park 56-7 Glacier National Park 179 Jasper National Park Parker Ridge hike 21, 32, 89 parkitecture 169, 176, 188, 201, 204, 239 passports 257 Path of the Glacier & Cavell Meadows Trails 34, 152-3, 152 Patricia Lake 146 pepper spray Peter Lougheed Provincial Park 123 pets, travel with 47-9 Peyto Lake & Bow Summit Lookout hike 32, 87-8 Peyto Lake Lookout 88 Peyto, Bill 87 Piegan Pass hike 36, 190 pikas 245 Plain of Six Glaciers hike 32, 82-3 Plain of Six Glaciers Teahouse 82-3 planning, see also individual locations activities budgeting 18 calendar of events 24-5 children, travel with 42-6 internet resources 19 itineraries 26-9 pets 47-9 repeat visitors 20 travel seasons 18, 19, 24, 25 plants Plateau Native Americans 200 Pocahontas 148 Polebridge population 230 postal services 258, see also individual locations Preston Park 190 Prince of Wales Hotel 217 Ptarmigan Tunnel 184 public holidays 258 Pyramid Island 146 Pyramid Lake 146 Q Quartz Lakes Loop hike 36, 193 R radio 113, 259 Radium Hot Springs 10, 23, 131, 10 rafting, see white-water rafting ranger programs 44 Glacier National Park 198 Jasper National Park 164 recycling 210 Red Rock Canyon 212 Red Rock Lake 192 reindeers 138 Riley Lake 154 Rising Sun 183 Rising Wolf Mountain 184, 186 road safety 265 rock climbing Banff National Park 98 Glacier National Park 198 Jasper National Park Rocky Mountain Buffalo Ranch 134 Rocky Mountain Trench 240 Rodinia 240 Roosevelt, Theodore 188 Rowe Lakes hike 38, Rowe Meadow 213 S Saddleback & Fairview hike 32, 84 safety avalanches Banff National Park 57 bears 81, 270, biking 36-7, 271 crossing streams 271 Glacier National Park 179 hiking 269, hitchhiking 263 Jasper National Park 142 lightning 271 pets 48 rescue & evacuation 271 road 265 Salamander Glacier 191 Salish people 200 Sanson Peak 77 Sanson, Norman 61 Sanson s Peak 61 Saskatchewan Crossing 74 Saskatchewan Glacier 21, 89 Saturday Night Lake Loop biking route scenic drives, see driving routes Schäffer, Mary 148, 237 Sentinel Pass 85 shopping Banff National Park 113 Jasper National Park shrubs 248 shuttle buses 20, 261-2, 264 Simpson Monument & viewpoint Simpson, Jimmy 73, 86 Sinopah 186 skating, see ice skating skiing 22, 40-1, see also crosscountry skiing Banff National Park 98-9 Jasper National Park 164 Kananaskis Country Tonquin Valley 165 Whitefish Mountain Resort 226 Skoki Valley hike 22, 32, 90-2 Skyline Trail 6, 22, 34, 157-8, 158, 6 sleeping bags 274 Smith-Dorrien/Spray Lakes Trail 122 Snocoaches 165 snow blindness 269 snowboarding 22, 40-1 Banff National Park 98-9 Jasper National Park 164 Snowshoe Trail biking route 215 snowshoeing 41 Banff National Park 100 Glacier National Park 199 Jasper National Park Sperry Glacier 241 Spiral Tunnels 23, 126 Spirit Island 148 Spray Lakes Reservoir 122 St Mary St Mary Lake 182 Standish Ridge viewpoint 55, 80 Stanley Glacier 21, 130 Stanley Glacier hike 130 Stewart Canyon hike 32, 76-7 Stumptown Historical Society Museum 226 Sulphur Mountain hike 21, 32, 77 Sulphur Skyline hike 34, Summit Lake 214 Sun Point 183 Sun Point to Virginia Falls hikes 36, Sundance Canyon hike 32, 75-6 Sundance Trail & Healy Creek biking route 94-5, 95 Sunrift Gorge 182 Sunset Lookout hike 32, 89 Sunshine Meadows 23, 55, 66-7 Sunwapta Falls 144 Sunwapta Pass 74 Surprise Corner 60 sustainable travel 251 Swiftcurrent Lake Nature Trail 36, 191 Swiftcurrent Lookout 193 Swiftcurrent Pass Swiftcurrent Pass Trail 36, Swiss alpinists INDEX P-S

7 286 INDEX T-Z T Takakkaw Falls 15, 22, 125, 15 Tamarack Trail 38, 215 taxes 259 telephone services 19, tents 274 Thompson, David 238 ticks 268 time 259 toilets 259 Tonquin Valley hike 11, 23, 34, , 11 tourist offices 259 Banff National Park 114, 259-6, 259 Jasper National Park 173, 259 Waterton Lakes National Park 220, 259 tours, see also boat tours Banff National Park Glacier National Park Jasper National Park Trail of the Cedars 183 trails, see individual trails, hiking train travel travel to/from national parks , 173, 220, travel within national parks 115, 206, 173-4, Travertine Drape 79 trees trekking, see hiking Triple Divide Peak 184 trout 247 Tunnel Mountain 64 Tunnel Mountain trail 64 TV 259 Twin Cairns Meadow 80 Twin Falls & the Whaleback hike 126 Two Medicine Valley 13, 23, 184, U Upper Mina Lake 154 Upper Rowe Lake 213 Upper Waterton Lake 211 V vacations 258 Valley of the Five Lakes biking route 162 Valley of the Rocks 93 Vermilion Lakes 21, 63, 75 veterinarians 48 Victoria Glacier 83, 241 viewpoints, see lookouts Virginia Falls 189 visas 257 volunteering 260 W walking, see hiking Wapta Falls 126 water purification 268 waterfalls Athabasca Falls 143 Baring Falls 189 Bird Woman Falls 183 Bow Falls 60 Bow Glacier Falls 87 Cameron Falls 211 Johnston Canyon 22 Sunwapta Falls 144 Takakkaw Falls 15, 22, 125, 15 Virginia Falls 189 Wapta Falls 126 Weeping Wall 183 Waterton Heritage Centre , 208 accommodations , banks biking boating 210, 216 day hikes diving 216 drinking 219 driving routes 212 emergency services 219 entertainment 219 fishing 216 food golf 216 hiking 38-9, horseback riding 216 medical services 219, 267 overnight hikes 215 park entrances 209 park regulations postal services 220 rock climbing 216 shopping 219 sights tourist offices 220, 259 tours 217 travel to/from 220 travel within 220 Waterton townsite 211, 210 weather 18, 24, 25 Weeping Wall 183 weights 259 Wenkchemna Peaks 8, 68 West Glacier Whistlers Mountain 21, 145 Whistlers Summit hike 34, 154-5, 154 Whitefish Whitefish Mountain Resort 41, 226 white-water rafting 22, 38-9 Banff National Park 97 Glacier National Park 197 Golden 135 Jasper National Park 162 Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies 12, 23, 58-9, 13 Whyte, Catharine 58-9 Whyte, Peter 58-9 Wild Goose Island 183, 185 wilderness passes 91 wildflowers wildlife crossings 72 wildlife regulations 57 wildlife watching 13, 21, 39, 40, 163-4, 13, see also animals, plants Willmore Wilderness Park 175 wolves 134, 244 women travelers 260 Wonder Pass 93 woodland caribou 138 WWII 146, 239 Y Yoho Lake & Wapta Highline hike 126 Yoho National Park 124-8, 240 Z zip-lining Map pages 000 Photo pages

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