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"From
the verandah you can see Storm of course, and all the burnt-cinder
pinnacles, the long slag walls of the Sawback Range with cloud
shadows drifting across them - grey, violet, mist-colored, black.
Castle Mountain too. And, looking down the road to the southwest,
peak after peak, peak after peak, treed or treeless black or
snow-crowned - vista after vista. If you aren't a real alpinist
you can never see another view in all the Rockies or Selkirks.
It has an austere grandeur that makes it kin to these snowbound
miles far above timberline that few people but the Swiss guides
ever see."
- From a 1923 Canadian Pacific Railway pamphlet
on Storm Mountain Lodge
A very special place...
Banff National Park is part of the UNESCO Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site - one of the largest protected areas in the world. The awe-inspiring rugged wilderness offers visitors from around the world an experience of a lifetime.
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