. Across Canada : annotated guide via Canadian Pacific, the world's greatest transportation system : Western lines east bound . asmall but beautifully colored lake, is passed, and thence descentis made into the Yoho Valley. Yet another route to the YohoValley is over the Burgess Pass. The pony trail from Field risesup the wooded slopes of Mount Burgess to the pass (altitude7,150 feet), from which a magnificent panoramic view of the sur-rounding mountain ranges may be obtained. Mount Burgess, asharp-topped mountain, 8,403 feet, is in the centre, with theKicking Horse River on the left and the r
. Across Canada : annotated guide via Canadian Pacific, the world's greatest transportation system : Western lines east bound . asmall but beautifully colored lake, is passed, and thence descentis made into the Yoho Valley. Yet another route to the YohoValley is over the Burgess Pass. The pony trail from Field risesup the wooded slopes of Mount Burgess to the pass (altitude7,150 feet), from which a magnificent panoramic view of the sur-rounding mountain ranges may be obtained. Mount Burgess, asharp-topped mountain, 8,403 feet, is in the centre, with theKicking Horse River on the left and the road to Yoho Pass onthe right. Continuing along the slopes of Mount Wapta the trailis almost level until the Yoho Pass is reached, whence descent ismade to either Takakkaw Falls or to Emerald Lake. There are numerous other charming trips at Field, mostly oflonger duration, such as to Dennis and Duchesnay Passes, LakeOHara and Upper Bow Lake. Mention must also be made of thefamous Mount Stephen fossil beds, reached from Field by a ponytrail which rises6,000 feet abovesea levellThe fossilbeds are over 2,000feet in Emerald Lake The Spiral Tunnels 35
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