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Bow Valley is a valley along the upper Bow River in Alberta, Canada. The name "Bow" refers to the reeds that grew along its banks and which were used by the local First Nations people to make bows; the Blackfoot language name for the river is Makhabn , meaning "river where bow weeds grow".
The second of the 1A routes, known as the Bow Valley Trail, begins in Canmore, off of the Trans-Canada Highway at exit 91. It formerly began at the Trans-Canada Highway at exit 86 and passed through Canmore; however, ownership of the section was transferred to the Town of Canmore.
British Columbia Highway 1 becomes Alberta Highway 1 as it crosses Kicking Horse Pass into Alberta (the pass also marks the boundary between Yoho National Park and Banff National Park). [3] From the pass the 4 lane highway descends a moderate grade before turning southeast to follow the wide Bow River valley. Upon reaching the bottom of the ...
Entering Bow Valley Provincial Park Mountain scenery at Middle Lake in Bow Valley Provincial Park A trail follows the top of an esker in Bow Valley Provincial Park. The spectacular mountains that flank the park, such as Mount Yamnuska, consist of resistant Cambrian to Devonian age carbonate rocks that have been placed on top of softer Late Cretaceous sandstones and shales by the McConnell ...
Highway 22X is a highway in and around Calgary in the Canadian province of Alberta, extending 54 kilometres (34 mi) to the east from Highway 22. [2] It is concurrent with Stoney Trail (Highway 201) between 53 Street SW and 88 Street SE in Calgary, becoming a freeway and forming the southernmost portion of a ring road around Calgary.
Alberta Provincial Highway No. 52, commonly referred to as Highway 52, is an east–west highway in southern Alberta, Canada, south of Lethbridge that connects Highway 4 to Highway 5 via Raymond. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
The park is named after John Lawrey, who settled in the area in 1882 and established a market garden which supplied railway workers and settlers with fresh produce. [3] He died in 1904, and his two nephews lived on the property up until World War I. [2] The area of the park formerly hosted multiple now demolished buildings. [3]
Alberta Provincial Highway No. 627, commonly referred to as Highway 627, runs west to east through rural parts of Parkland County, beginning at Highway 759 about 12 km (7.5 mi) south of Seba Beach and heads due east. The Parkland County portion is also known as Garden Valley Road.