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Mount Robson Provincial Park
In this park you can find the 3,954m
high Mount Robson which is the highest peak of the Canadian
Rocky Mountains. The park is adjacent to the Jasper
National Park but is just situated in British Columbia.
Here, begins the Pacific Time Zone. The Yellow-head
Pass makes up the connection between those 2
parks. Wells Gray Provincial Park The large park is 541,000 hectare and here you can find numbers of lakes, little rivers, waterfalls and dead volcanos. It is situated 384 km from Vancouver and was founded in 1939. It owes its name to A. Wells Gray who was Minister of Lands of British Columbia from 1933 till 1941. Highlights of this park are the many beautiful waterfalls and a visit to the Bailey’s Chute. Spahats Falls This waterfall is situated near the entrance of the park. Here the Spahats Creek has worn out a 122m deep canyon into the lava rock. At the waterfall, the water of the Spahats Creek falls 61 metres into the lower situated Clearwater River. Bailey's Chute
One of the most fascinating things
to see in the Wells
Gray Park are the jumping salmons. Via a
small trail through a primaeval forest you come to an area of river with
an accelerated current. Here you can see the salmon migration
from end of August till the beginning of September. |
Helmcken
Falls This is the most well-known waterfall
in the park. Here the Murtle River falls down with a
lot of noise through a trench in the lava rock. It is the fourth best
waterfall of Canada. Sheridan Lake
One of the many lakes in the surrounding area of 100 Mile House
is the Sheridan Lake. The lake is 1,659
hectares and is 35m deep at some places. At the lake
you can sail in little motorboats to the many little islands. Because
of the clear water and the many fish that are swimming here, the lake
is extremely suitable for fishing. |
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