National Geographic
Yoho National Park
This British Columbia park is named after a Cree exclamation of awe—the perfect name for this collection of big peaks, expansive glaciers, and crashing waterfalls.
Layer of rock with valuable fossils
Burgess Shale
Mentioned by National Geographic
“The Burgess Shale is a fossil-bearing deposit exposed in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. It is famous for the exceptional preservation of the soft parts of its fossils. At c.505 million years old, it is one of the earliest fossil beds containing soft-part imprints.”
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More sights in Yoho National ParkWapta FallsSouth Goodsir TowerWapta IcefieldTakakkaw FallsEmerald LakeNatural Bridge