Kananaskis Country is a park system situated to the west and south of the Olympic city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada in the foothills and front ranges of the Canadian Rockies.
In the west, near the backbone of the Canadian Rockies, the scenery is high limestone peaks (up to 3449 m), glaciers, waterfalls, blue-green lakes, boisterous streams, forested valley bottoms of spruce and fir with larches at treeline. Winter snowfall can be heavy, so some may not be clear of snow until mid July.
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| Photo : John Anderson's Flickr |
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| John Anderson's Flickr |
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| Photo : John Anderson's Flickr |
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Photo : Jerry's Flickr
To the east the friendly foothills are a mosaic of sandstone bluffs, pine/aspen forests and meadows. They dry quickly of snow, making hiking possible from March to November, and sometimes right through the winter.
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In between are the Front Ranges, a complex jumble of arid valleys, rocky peaks and interconnecting ridges built of both limestones and sandstones. It’s here you’ll find easy peaks to climb and ridges to wander over.
Alpine meadows are sandwiched between forest and rock and coat many good hiking ridges. For too brief a time from late June to mid August, they are crammed with flowers. In particular, overseas visitors will be intoxicated by the gaudy colours of North America’s Indian Paintbrush.
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Photo : John Anderson's Flickr
Kananaskis Country can be accessed by three highways that run into or through the area: Highway 40, a 66 km (41 mi) segment of the Bighorn Highway and also known as Kananaskis Trail; Highway 66, a 28 km (17 mi) highway originating near Bragg Creek known as Elbow Falls Trail; andHighway 68, a 42 km (26 mi) gravel highway originating from the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1) known as Sibbald Creek Trail.
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