Mountain goat, Kootenay National Park, British Columbia, CanadaCANADA > 6. Kootenay National Park, British Columbia

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Right: A mountain goat visits a salt lick in Kootenay National Park. BC, Canada.

Floe Lake

Left: The Rockwall soars 1000 meters (3300 feet) over Floe Lake, as seen from a hiker shelter. The Rockwall's east-facing cliffs form the backbone of the Vermilion Range, which stretches nearly 40 kilometers (24 miles).

Below right: Sunrise light on the Rockwall reflects upside down in Floe Lake, a backpacking destination (13 miles round trip from the Banff-Radium Highway), in Kootenay National Park, BC.

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Above: Sunrise light shines on the Rockwall at Floe Lake.

Mountain  Goats

Mountain goats, Kootenay National Park, British Columbia, Canada

Left: A baby mountain goat tails his parent.

Below: Baby mountain goat, Kootenay National Park, British Columbia.
  Baby mountain goat, Kootenay National Park, British Columbia, Canada  Mountain goat at a salt lick. Kootenay National Park, BC, Canada
Left: A mountain goat lifts its paw.

Below: A mountain goat opens its mouth.
Mountain goat at a salt lick. Kootenay National Park, BC, Canada

Bighorn  Sheep

Below right: Wild rocky mountain bighorn sheep at Radium Hot Springs, Kootenay National Park, British Columbia.
    Rocky mountain bighorn sheep, Kootenay National Park, British Columbia, Canada

Patterns of nature

Forest floor detail, Kootenay National Park, British Columbia, CanadaLeft: Yellow and gray lichen etches polygonal patterns into rock, in Kootenay National Park, British Columbia.

Below: A colorful stone rests on the forest floor, in Kootenay National Park, British Columbia.
Forest floor detail, Kootenay National Park, British Columbia, Canada

 

CANADA > 6. Kootenay National Park, British Columbia

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CANADA Index: Page 0. Highlights ~ 1: Banff NP ~ 2: Jasper NP ~ 3: Bicycle Icefields Parkway ~ 4. Mt. Robson PP ~ 5. Yoho NP ~ 6. Kootenay NP (to top of this page) ~ 7. Mt. Assiniboine PP ~ 8. Revelstoke & Glacier NP, BC ~ 9. Waterton Lakes NP ~ 10. Bugaboo PP ~ 11. Bowron Lake PP ~ 12. Garibaldi PP ~ 13. Animals of North America

The following Canadian Rocky Mountains parks comprise a spectacular World Heritage Area registered by UNESCO in 1984: Banff National Park, Jasper National Park, Kootenay National Park, Yoho National Park, Hamber Provincial Park, Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, and Mount Robson Provincial Park. These mountains rival any in the world for breathtaking beauty.
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