Waterton Glacier International Peace Park (UNESCO/NHK)
In 1932 Waterton Lakes National Park (Alberta, Canada) was combined with the Glacier National Park (Montana, United States) to form the world's first International Peace Park. Situated on the border between the two countries and offering outstanding scenery, the park is exceptionally rich in plant and mammal species as well as prairie, forest, and alpine and glacial features.
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A Horse Tale From Waterton Lakes National Park
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During the August Long-Weekend, my extended family and I (18 people) decided to visit Waterton Lakes National Park... We drove through the Crowsnest Pass and along the legendary Cowboy Trail enjoying the scenery, but it was the pristine, untouched wilderness of Waterton that left us speechless. We enjoyed walking through the town and eating Wild Bear (a kind of pizza) for lunch at Pizza of Waterton, but what left an indelible impression on me was the time I spent with my cousins on a horseback trail ride through the park with Alpine Stables. We rode, often in silence and awe, admiring the lush, green meadows covered in purple, pink, red, orange, blue and yellow wildflowers, through the thick forest so thick and along the crystal-clear lake. We had a few hiccups, including an ornery horse that liked to bite on legs, but at the end of that ride we came away with some wonderful memories and a respect for the wildness and beauty that is Waterton Lakes National Park.
Heritage Park
Heritage Park is Calgary, Alberta, Canada is visited on August 3, 2013. It's a historic attraction and provides you with a glimpse into the past of Western Canada. It's a great visit and nice way to spend an afternoon!
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BD Extra: Scenic Ferry ride on Waterton Lake August 2017
Our six night trip in to Glacier National Park Montana was punctuated by a town stop in Waterton, Alberta thanks to a ferry ride through Canada's Waterton National Park. Details of the six night journey will be profiled in future episodes of Backpacker Diaries.
Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park has a distinctive climate, physiographic setting, mountain-prairie interface and tri-ocean hydrographical divide. It is an area of significant scenic values with abundant and diverse flora and fauna.
Why is this Peace Park distinguished as a World Heritage site by UNESCO?
1) Both national parks were originally designated by their respective nations because of their superlative mountain scenery, their high topographic relief, glacial landforms and abundant diversity of wildlife and wildflowers.
2) The property occupies a pivotal position in the Western Cordillera of North America, resulting in the evolution of plant communities and ecological complexes that occur nowhere else in the world. Maritime weather systems unimpeded by mountain ranges to the north and south allow plants and animals characteristic of the Pacific Northwest to extend to and across the continental divide in the park. To the east, prairie communities nestle against the mountains with no intervening foothills, producing an interface of prairie, montane and alpine communities. The International Peace Park includes the headwaters of three major watersheds, which drain through significantly different biomes to different oceans. The biogeographical significance of this tri-ocean divide is increased by the many vegetated connections between the headwaters. The net effect is to create a unique assemblage and high diversity of flora and fauna concentrated in a small area.
Integrity
At 457,614 hectares, the International Peace Park forms the center piece of the much larger transboundary “Crown of the Continent” ecosystem. The inscribed property alone is of sufficient size to maintain many of the scenic values and geomorphologic processes for which it was inscribed. Over 95% of the property is managed for wilderness values, but the property must be managed within the Crown of the Continent ecosystem context to ensure the genetic viability and long-term survival of many species, including top carnivores such as grizzly bear, cougar, gray wolf and wolverine, which may roam great distances outside the park boundaries. Likewise, the Flathead River system, which forms the western and southern boundaries of Glacier National Park and is home to important populations of fish species, originates outside the International Peace Park. Much of the property is bordered by other protected areas, adding important elements of connectivity for wildlife movement. While some barriers to connectivity within the larger ecosystem remain, there have been efforts by both countries to manage the Crown of the Continent to address these issues. These efforts will need to continue to ensure the long-term protection of the property’s Outstanding Universal Value.
Protection and management requirements
The two national parks are each managed and protected under their respective national legislative frameworks. Glacier National Park is managed under the authority of the Organic Act of August 25, 1916 which established the United States National Park Service. Glacier National Park also has enabling legislation which provides broad congressional direction regarding the primary purposes of the park. Waterton Lakes National Park is managed under the authority of the Canada National Parks Act and its associated regulations, which govern the protection and management of the natural and cultural resources of the park. Day-to-day management is directed by the Park Superintendent of each park according to the relevant legislative and regulatory mandates of the U.S. National Park Service and Parks Canada. The U.S. National Park Service and Parks Canada respectively maintain government to government relations with the Blackfeet Tribe as well as the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (Kootenai, Pend d’Oreille, and Salish Tribes) in the United States and the Blackfoot Confederacy (the Kainai, the Siksika, and the northern Piikani Nations) and the Ktunaxa Nation in Canada.
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Backpacker Diaries would like to thank Gene and Carol Prudhon for making our backcountry permit and my Waterton resupply possible.
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Cardston - A Place to Remember!
Nestled in the rolling foothills of southwest Alberta lies the quaint little town/county of Cardston. Just 30 minutes from the majestic Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, Cardston is the only town that intersects both the Cowboy Trail and Canada's historic Mormon Trail. Rich in First Nations culture, pioneer heritage, cowboy tradition, and performing arts, Cardston makes a hospitable hub from which to experience southwest Alberta and Glacier National Park just across the border in Montana. If you a enjoy an authentic experience, we invite you to saddle up and come to Cardston, a place for adventure, a place to come together, a place to remember!
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Glacier-Waterton 2015
Our 2015 travels brought us back to the Tetons and Yellowstone briefly on our way to Waterton and then back down to Glacier NP.
Canada is a Big Place at Lake Agnes Teahouse
Bar U Ranch, living history museum, near Banff Canada
Banff National Park, Jasper National Park, Waterton, Alberta, Canada, (14 videos by mikeminnesota), go to “show more” for links to videos
•Mountain Edith Cavell, Hike, Photograph, Near Jasper, Alberta, Canada
•Banff - Lake Louise - Hike up to Plain of Six Glaciers Tea House
•Banff RV Tunnel Mt Campground-Hoodoos-Mt Norquay-hike Johnson Lake
•Johnston Canyon: Banff National Park Alberta Canada
•Banff - Moraine Lake rockpile trail & lakeshore hike to waterfalls
•Banff - Moraine Lake rockpile trail & lakeshore hike to waterfalls
•Banff City Hike - Along Bow river to Banff
•Banff Hot Springs Cave/mineral springs
•Banff - Tunnel Mt Hike (right in town of Banff, Alberta, Canada)
•Red Rock Canyon in Waterton Lakes National Park
•Waterton Lakes National Park - Waterton Village
•Prince of Wales Hotel, Waterton Lakes National Park
•Driving the Sun Road, Glacier National Park, west to east
•Bar U Ranch, living history museum, near Banff Canada
The Cave and Basin National Historic Site of Canada is located in the town of Banff, Alberta, within the Canadian Rocky Mountains, at the site of natural thermal mineral springs around which Canada's first national park, Banff National Park, was established. The Canadian National Park system was effectively born because of the hot springs, discovered accidentally by three Canadian Pacific Railway employees on their day off in 1883, but known to Aboriginals for 10,000 years and a special healing cave. They noticed steam escaping from a large hole in the side of the mountain. One man descended through the skylight entrance into the cave using a felled tree. Further investigation led them to enjoy a dip in the mineral-rich waters of a sulpherous-smelling spring, making them the first white men to bath in what became Banff's renowned Upper Hot Springs at Sulphur Mountain.
For more on the Cave and Basin National Historic Site, visit:
The Bar U Ranch National Historic Site is the only National Historic Site to commemorate the history and importance of ranching in Canada.In the Video Cowboy Singer Lewis Martin Pederson is featured This video shows how the Bar U Ranch celebrates ranching heritage and the cowboy way of life. Visit “the ranch that fed the world”, the historic Bar U Ranch. Located south of Longview, Alberta, the Bar U was one of the first corporate ranches in western Canada. The Bar U’s beef products fed Native Canadians, railroad workers, Mounties, and were shipped to cities in the U.S. and Britain. Now a Parks Canada site, the Bar U has ties to the Prince of Wales, to one of Canada’s most prominent black cowboys John Ware (48 minutes) and to the Calgary Stampede. The Sundance Kid (played by Robert Redford in the movie) 43 minutes once worked at the Bar U Ranch. Set in the rolling foothills of the Rockies. At its peak, the ranch extended over 160,000 acres with 30,000 cattle and 1000 Percheron horses.
Lake Louise, Alberta
Lake Louise is a two-hour drive from Calgary. At one end of the lake are Mount Victoria and the Victoria Glacier, and at the other is Chateau Lake Louise, an imposing formal hotel. The caliber of its skiing attracts skiers from all over the world. The Lake Louise Ski Area is Canadas largest, and one of the biggest in North America, measured in total skiable acreage, length of runs, number of named and groomed runs, and amount of novice terrain.
Exploring Alberta's Hidden Gems | Alberta, Canada
Who doesn’t like heading off the beaten track? In this video, local Albertans Linda Hoang and Scott Bakken go fossil hunting in Dinosaur Provincial Park, ( a UNESCO World Heritage Site. They see some amazing badlands scenery while hiking the Trail of the Fossil Hunters ( Then they get a guided tour into the Nature Preserve where they see dinosaur fossils still in the ground. Alberta has incredible sites you won’t find anywhere else in the world. Here are a few more hidden gems to check out:
• Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park ( - Home to the greatest concentration of indigenous rock art on the North American plains.
• Head-Smashed-in Buffalo Jump ( – A UNESCO World Heritage Site with one of the world’s oldest and best-preserved buffalo jumps.
• Castle Provincial Park ( – Alberta’s newest Rocky Mountain provincial park.
• Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Park ( –Home to Alberta’s nicest beaches.
• Waterton Lakes National Park ( – The smallest national park in the Canadian Rockies is packed with wildlife and incredible scenery.
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Waterton National Park
Down in the southwest corner of Alberta is Waterton National Park where The Prince of Wales hotel sits atop a hill overlooking the crystal blue waters of Waterton lake. This is also the home of the first oil well in western Canada and a herd of Bison buffalo. Well worth a trip.
WATERTON WEDDING at the PRINCE OF WALES HOTEL!
It was a perfect day in Waterton, AB for Jessica and Andrew's wedding, showcasing the beauty of the National Park and the majesty of The Prince Of Wales hotel. This was also just a few weeks before the Kenow Fire threatened the hotel and the town site. Thank you to all the firefighters and personnel who fought to protect this jewel in Southern Alberta.
Glacier Waterton International Peace Park
Canadian Badlands in 4K Ultra HD
The Canadian Badlands stretch mostly along the Red Deer River in Alberta, between the Dinosaur Provincial Park and Drumheller.
The Dinosaur Provincial Park is a recognised UNESCO World Heritage site: In addition to its particularly beautiful scenery, Dinosaur Provincial Park – located at the heart of the province of Alberta's badlands – contains some of the most important fossil discoveries ever made... (unesco.org).
Drumheller area is another place famous for its Badlands and for the multiple Dinosaur findings.
In the video: Dinosaur Provincial Park (0:01), Red Deer River (0:43, 2:01), Atlas Cole Mine (2:15), Hoodoos along the Hoodoos Trail, Road 10 (2:34), Last Chance Saloon, Wayne (3:28), Drumheller World's Largest Dinosaur (3:38), Royal Tyrrell Museum (3:47), Horse Thief Canyon (4:04), Orkney Viewpoint (4:32), Horseshoe Canyon (4:39).
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Rocky Mountain peaks, turquoise glacial lakes, a picture-perfect mountain town and village, abundant wildlife and scenic drives come together in Banff National Park - Canada’s first national park and the flagship of the nation’s park system. Over three million visitors a year make the pilgrimage to the park for a variety of activities including hiking, biking, skiing and camping in some of the world’s most breathtaking mountain scenery. Banff is part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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