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The ranch's origins date back to 1881 when a man named Orville Hawkins Smith, a mule skinner, and Lafayette French, a buffalo hunter, began to raise cattle illegally around the Highwood River. They registered the OH brand in 1883, [3] to this day one of the oldest brands in Western Canada. The name OH is a reference to Smith's first two initials.
Storm Mountain is a mountain in Alberta's Rockies, Canada. It is located alongside Highway 40, southwest of the Highwood Pass parking lot in Kananaskis Country, and is part of the Misty Range of the Canadian Rockies. It is identifiable as the tall peak between Mount Arethusa and Mist Mountain at the far south end of the Misty Range.
The Misty River is a river in Fiordland, New Zealand. It rises to the east of Irene Pass and flows westward into Teardrop Lake and on to Kaikiekie / Bradshaw Sound. [1]
An outfitter is a shop or person that sells specialized clothes (an outfit is a set of clothing [1]). More specifically, it is a company or individual who provides or deals in equipment and supplies for the pursuit of certain activities.
The Misty Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies located east of the Bighorn Highway within Kananaskis Country, Canada. It is a sub-range of the High Rock Range in the Southern Continental Ranges .
It is located at the junction of the Bighorn Highway (Highway 40) and Forestry Trunk Road (former Highway 734), approximately 35 kilometers (22 mi) east of Grande Cache.It has an elevation of 1,250 meters (4,100 ft).
Banff National Park is Canada's first national park, established in 1885 as Rocky Mountains Park.Located in Alberta's Rocky Mountains, 110–180 kilometres (68–112 mi) west of Calgary, Banff encompasses 6,641 square kilometres (2,564 sq mi) [3] of mountainous terrain, with many glaciers and ice fields, dense coniferous forest, and alpine landscapes.
The Battle River Hospital located on Centre Street and 1st Avenue North is a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-storey hospital built between 1936 and 1937 to serve as the hospital for the region. The Battle River Hospital was designated an Alberta Provincial Historic Resource under the Historical Resources Act on March 11, 2009. [23]