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Burgess Shale, B.C.

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Burgess Shale, Yoho National Park, British Columbia Visit the world's most important fossil quarry!

Banff Part 2

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Banff National Park, part 2 This place will exhaust your vocabulary!

Banff Part 1

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Banff National Park, part 1 When you visit Banff National Park bring a thesaurus, or you'll run out of synonyms for "WOW!"

Banff South

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Kananaskis Trail, Highway 40 In addition to having some of the best mountain scenery in North America, the Kananaskis Trail (highway 40) south of Banff is a Mecca for geologists.  Take a road trip to see this world-class scenery through the eyes of a Geologist!

Natural Disaster: The Frank Slide, Alberta

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The Frank Slide, Alberta Come see Canada's deadliest landslide, one of the biggest and most accessible rock avalanches anywhere -- the Frank Slide in Alberta.  It even has its own visitor center!