For the past 47 days I've been writing about the amazing National Parks in Canada - I have greatly enjoyed learning about these Parks and look forward to the opportunity to visit some of them! Today I'm writing about the last one on my list - Yoho National Park on the western slopes of the Continental Divide in British Columbia. It is considered an "alpine wonderland in the Canadian Rockies" and is a park your entire family can enjoy together!
- Yoho National Park is known for its steep mountains, turquoise lakes, and ancient fossils; it offers Banff's beauty, but with far fewer crowds.
- In Yoho National Park you will find lakes, rivers, and waterfalls - it is most certainly a beautiful place.
- The Burgess Shale: Designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, these ancient fossil beds are 515 million years old and contain preserved soft parts of hundreds of marine animal species.
- Over 500 million years ago—long before dinosaurs—this land was submerged by a shallow sea. Today, fossils from this ancient marine world are found high in the mountains, pressed into layers of shale. They are famous for their exceptional preservation and reveal fine details like eyes, brains, and internal organs—rare features in the fossil record.
You will find my full post about Yoho National Park at this link.
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