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Places We Visited in Alberta

Lakes, mountains, small towns, and roadside stops we found along the way. Each one with practical details to help you decide if it's worth the drive.

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Lake Louise: The Lake of the Little Fishes

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A glacier-fed lake the Stoney Nakoda called the "Lake of the Little Fishes," framed by the Victoria Glacier — and the parking battle that comes with its fame.
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Bow Lake: Where the Bow River Begins

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The turquoise headwaters of the Bow River, framed by Crowfoot Mountain and the historic Num-Ti-Jah Lodge — an easy, unforgettable stop on the Parkway.
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Peyto Lake: The Wolf-Head Lake at the Top of the Parkway

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Named for a legendary guide and shaped like a wolf's head, Peyto Lake glows glacier-blue from the highest point on the Icefields Parkway.
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Columbia Icefield Skywalk: A Glass Floor 280 m Above the Valley

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Step onto a glass floor cantilevered 280 metres above a mountain valley — here's how the Columbia Icefield Skywalk works, and what to know before you go.
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The Icefields Parkway: Canada’s “Drive of a Lifetime”

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Glaciers, waterfalls and one impossibly blue lake after another along 230 km of mountain highway — a guide to the Icefields Parkway, one of the world's great drives.
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