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EDITORS NOTEBOOK
INTRODUCTION
BEST OF THE WEST
By Tyrone Burke
By Paul Zizka
FRONT COVER: GASTON MAQUEDA; BACK COVER: SCOTT FORSYTH
The mountains of Canadas West may not be Earths highest, but

they are surely among its most beautiful. Amidst the soaring peaks
and crystalline lakes, superlatives have met their match.
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Its not their lack of development that makes the parks across
Canadas vast North stand out. It is their extraordinary natural beauty
and ecological value that sets them apart.
Some of Canadas most iconic scenes the rugged tranquility of Lake

Superiors shores, the jagged thrust of the Gaspsies Perc Rock and
everything between are found in Ontario and Quebecs parks.
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From Newfoundlands dramatic fiords to the gentle beaches of

Prince Edward Island, the East Coast offers up some of the finest
scenery in Canadian parks.
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Pushing boundaries
Quickly but quietly, Canadian parks have undergone an unprecedented

expansion. Since 1992, the area protected by our countrys national
park system has increased by nearly 50 per cent. Newly minted parks
in the North protect some of our most remote and beautiful landscapes,
and even the countrys largest urban area is getting in on the action,
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orontos eastern suburbs.
The expansion of our protected lands hasnt occurred exclusively
at the federal level. Recent decades have also seen the creation of
provincially managed areas such as British Columbias Khutzeymateen
Grizzly Bear Sanctuary, the countrys first area devoted specifically
to the conservation of the species known scientifically as Ursus arctus
horribilis. Overall, more than one million square kilometres has been
designated for protection, an area more than triple the size of the
United Kingdom.
Yet it isnt the physical size of Canadas parks that makes them
extraordinary, its the space they occupy in our imagination. Parks play
a unique role in Canadas history and politics. In the 19th century they
helped drive the development of the West. In recent years, theyve
been a part Canadas Arctic sovereignty strategy and have provided
opportunities to enshrine aboriginal management of traditional land
and resources. Canadas parks are an intrinsic part of who we are as
a country, and are sure to be a part of who we will become.
Tyrone Burke
Photographer: Bill Bickle
Location: Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary, B.C.
Camera: Nikon D700, 70-200 mm lens
Portfolio: billbickle.com
Beth Dye, Kamloops, B.C.

TREASURER
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New
perspectives
Light and weather are constantly changing in alpine environments,

and in the Canadian Rockies this creates a unique quality of light
and a sense of peace. What fuels my photographic approach to
our Rocky Mountain parks is a constant desire to get to know my
subject better. I take every opportunity I can to rediscover this place
in fresh, new ways, whether that means shooting from high up, taking
my camera underwater or venturing inside glaciers.
Getting your camera high in the mountains offers an amazing
array of photographic possibilities. There is a sense of vulnerability
that is palpable in exposed places among the peaks, and an elevated
perspective on familiar places far below that is simply unparalleled.
The effort it takes to reach a summit only intensifies everything
I love about the mountains when I gaze up at them from the valley.
The challenging conditions that photographers encounter on
the way to such remote areas of our parks can make for the
most rewarding results. You dont always have the luxury of easily
returning to a given location, and whatever nature throws your way
while youre in the field, you need to make the most of it.
I take every opportunity

I can to rediscover this
place in fresh, new ways.
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The mountains of Canadas West

may not be Earths highest, but
they are surely among its most
beautiful. Amidst the soaring peaks
and crystalline lakes, superlatives
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Rocky Mountain high

The Canadian Rockies owe their especially craggy
appearance in part to the relative lack of trees at
higher elevations in the range. Trees dont grow in
Banff at elevations above 2,300 metres, making
the views wide open and even more spectacular.
Photographer: Ron Good
Location: Banff National Park, Alta.
Camera: Canon 5D Mark II, 24-105 mm lens
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River run
On Vancouver Island rain falls in buckets at sea level, but
mountainous interior areas such as Strathcona Provincial
Park can receive heavy snow. As the weather warms,
conditions become ideal for photographers such as
Jon Deal to capture the meltwaters return to the sea.
Photographer: Jon Deal
Location: Strathcona Provincial Park, B.C.
Camera: Canon Rebel XTi, 18-55 mm lens
Portfolio: dealphotography.zenfolio.com
Free fallin
Even in a park whose name, Yoho, is derived from a Cree
expression of awe or wonder, Takakkaw Falls stands out for
its beauty. The falls plunge 254 metres, making them the
third highest in Canada.
Photographer: Aslinah Safar
Location: Yoho National Park, B.C.
Portfolio: 500px.com/lina_as
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Space to reflect
Though its adjacent to Banff and can lay claim to
similarly spectacular scenery, British Columbias
Yoho National Park sees just a fraction of the visitors
of its more famous neighbour. For some, Yohos
relative solitude is precisely its charm.
Photographer: Scott Bennie
Portfolio: scottbennie.com
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Mountain idyll
Lake OHara is among the most scenic places in the Canadian
Rockies, and to reduce impact on this extraordinary area,
there is a limit on the number of visitors who can camp here or
arrive by bus. Hikers who brave the 11-kilometre access road
on foot are always welcome.
Photographer: Scott Forsyth
Portfolio: scottforsyth.ca
From flake to flow

If more snow accumulates each winter than can melt away
during the warmer months, a glacier forms. Warmer weather
in recent decades has meant more melt, and a majority of
mountain glaciers around the world have been shrinking in size.
Photographer: Heidi Allan
Location: Bear Glacier Provincial Park, B.C.
Camera: Canon 5D Mark III, 24-70 mm lens
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Slippery slope
While out fishing in his kayak on the north coast of
Vancouver Island, Steven Rose spotted this bear in
search of somewhat humbler prey. Black bears will lift
rocks and throw them around like pebbles as they
mooch around for sea slugs and crabs.
Photographer: Steven Rose
Location: Near Port Hardy, B.C.
Species: Black bear
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, 200 mm lens
Portfolio: stevenrosephotography.com
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The traverse
The railroad brought the earliest tourists to Banff
National Park, but road-trippers werent far behind.
The first cars arrived here in 1911, and today an
overwhelming majority of visitors to our most famous
national park arrive by automobile.
Photographer: Jonathan Chimko
Camera: Canon 60D, 11-16 mm lens
Portfolio: flickr.com/photos/jchimko
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Pyramid scheme
Jasper is home to four distinct herds of woodland

caribou, but their combined numbers only total 155.
The Maligne River valley, seen here, is home to a herd
that totalled more than 68 animals as recently as 1998,
but has since declined to just six.
A pyramid of stone soaring nearly 3,000 metres, Mount

Rundle cuts an imposing profile. Yet this mountain is one
of the most climbed peaks in the Canadian Rockies. A rock
scramble up the mountains gentle side is only about eight
hours, round trip.
Photographer: Sean Tilden

Location: Jasper National Park, Alta.
Portfolio: seantilden.com
Photographer: Claude Robidoux

Camera: Pentax K-5, 35 mm lens
Portfolio: flickr.com/photos/clauderobidoux
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The boneyards
Home to one of the richest fossil beds on Earth, Dinosaur
Provincial Park has yielded skeletons from 45 different species,
including some found nowhere else. You can spot specimens
from the park in museums around the world.
Photographer: Frank King
Location: Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alta.
Portfolio: frankkingphotos.ca
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The badlands
The fossils concealed in its buttes and coulees are tens of
millions of years old, but Dinosaur Provincial Parks landforms
are in their geological infancy. Raging glacial meltwater stripped
away the areas soil only during the most recent ice age.
Location: Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alta.
Camera: Pentax K-5, 35 mm lens
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Stare down
For some wildlife images, photographers shiver
in blinds in the wee hours. Other photos come
a bit more easily. This was a very curious
wolf, says Jesse Schpakowski. It approached
me, and after a while it even lay down and fell
asleep!
Photographer: Jesse Schpakowski
Location: Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Alta.
Species: Wolf
Camera: Nikon D90, 300 mm lens
Portfolio: wildlensphotography.ca
Go with the flow

The vertical drop of Athabasca Falls is modest in comparison
to other cascades in the Canadian Rockies, but their force
is something to behold. The broad Athabasca River squeezes
through an 18-metre-wide gorge, creating misty rainbows
and a thunderous sound.
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Falls enthrall
With waterfalls spilling over cliffs that rise 1,000 metres
above sea level in places, youd expect B.C.s Fiordland
Conservancy to be overrun with tourists. Geography keeps
them away. Accessible only by float plane or boat, there is
no road into the park.
Photographer: Laura Sample
Location: Fiordland Conservancy, B.C.
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Mellow meadow
If youve ever had a bear rummage through
your trash, you already know theyre omnivores.
Bears will eat almost anything in their quest to
fatten up for winter. In summer, they can often
be found munching on flowers and stems in
mountain meadows.
Photographer: James Anderson
Camera: Canon 7D ,15 mm lens
Portfolio: flickr.com/photos/jamesa1
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Peak power
The mountains of Western Canada are so numerous and
impressive that when Samuel Allen sighted the Valley of
the Ten Peaks, he didnt name them right away. Instead,
Allen assigned each of the impressively craggy summits
a number between one and 10.
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Crown jewel
Known to climbers as the monarch of the Canadian
Rockies, Mount Robson towers majestically over Berg Lake.
The Rockies highest Canadian peak has been a magnet for
ambitious climbers since it was first ascended in 1913.
Photographer: Eric Frigon
Location: Mount Robson Provincial Park, B.C.
Portfolio: efrigon.com
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Light and shade

If visitor numbers are anything to go by, Canadas
original national park is still our favourite. Banff
receives more than three million visitors annually
more than all of the national parks in British
Columbia and Ontario combined.
Photographer: James Wilson
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Old man river

Jaspers Columbia Icefield is a hydrological apex. Water from its glaciers
flows to the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic oceans. From its glacial source, the
Athabasca River meanders across Alberta, before heading north and flowing
into the Arctic Ocean as part of the mighty Mackenzie River.
Location: Jasper National Park, Alta.
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Among the wildflowers

Albertas Kananaskis Country mixes conservation
with economic development. Areas such as Bow
Valley Provincial Park are wild, where the lands
original character is respected. In other parts of
Kananaskis, timber is harvested and oil is extracted.
Location: Bow Valley Provincial Park, Alta.
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Meadowlands
Mount Revelstoke is one of the snowiest places
in Canada, and for 10 months of the year, its
alpine meadows are snowbound. For a brief window
that usually begins in early July, they erupt into
a multi-hued carpet of wild flowers.
Location: Mount Revelstoke National Park, B.C.
Camera: Pentax K-5, 10-20 mm lens
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Banff bastion
Given its obvious resemblance to a fortress, Castle Mountains
name seems an unlikely source of controversy. In 1946, however,
it was renamed Mount Eisenhower in honour of the American
general. It wasnt until 1979 that it reverted to the castle moniker.
Photographer: Mike Isaak
Camera: Nikon D300x, 11-16 mm lens
Portfolio: mikeisaak.com
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Starry night
Land of lakes
Even as Earth spins through space, light from distant

stars seems to stay fixed in place. But as a night wears
on, those stars move slowly across the sky. To capture
this motion, Scott Forsyth created a composite of 120
individual images from a single night.
A beach in Saskatchewan may sound like a punch

line, but this Prairie province boasts more than
100,000 lakes. Many are found in the rocky northern
half of the province, but in south Saskatchewan, lakes
can have sandy shores and wide open views.

Photographer: Ian McGregor

Location: Good Spirit Lake Provincial Park, Sask.
Portfolio: ianmcgregorphotography.com
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Free birds
Sandhill cranes follow the cool air. From wintering
grounds in the U.S. southwest, they congregate by the
hundreds of thousands in Nebraskas Sandhills in
March, before fanning out across the continent on
their way to summer in wetlands across the North.
Photographer: Noriko Shiroma
Location: George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary, B.C.
Camera: Nikon D3100
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Sun dance
Golden Ears Provincial Parks proximity to the city
helps keep Vancouverites quality of life high, but it
also means the park has had star turns in some of
the Hollywood films produced here. You can find its
forests in films ranging from Godzilla to Rambo.
Location: Golden Ears Provincial Park, B.C.
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Kiss the sky

The Port Hardy area averages more than 200 days
of rain each year, and even at the far northern end of
Vancouver Island, temperatures are mild year round.
Conditions are ideal for the sort of lush forest canopy
youll find at Marble River Provincial Park.
Photographer: Laura Sample
Location: Marble River Provincial Park, B.C.
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Sky on sand
With frequent storms rolling in off the sea, Pacific
Rim National Park averages around 300 centimetres
of rain each year. Scott Forsyth took advantage of
a pause in precipitation to capture this image of
a typically moody sky reflected on the beach.
Location: Pacific Rim National Park, B.C.
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Ripple effect
Endless fields of swaying wheat are a hallmark
of the Canadian Prairies, but in this landscape
Saskatchewans Great Sandhills are an anomaly.
Their sands are forever shifting, their appearance
never precisely the same.
Photographer: Rick Andrews
Location: Great Sandhills Ecological Reserve, Sask.
Portfolio: rickandrewsphotography.com
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Best seat in the house

Waterton Lakes National Park is a meeting place of
ecosystems. The park gets weather from the Rockies
and the grasslands, and boasts plants and animals
from the humid Pacific northwest, the Prairies and
the northern forests.
Photographer: Cristin Cahoon
Location: Waterton Lakes National Park, Alta.
Portfolio: irishbluephotography.com
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Its not their lack of development that

makes the parks across Canadas vast
North stand out. It is their extraordinary
natural beauty and ecological value
that sets them apart.
Wonderwall
Today, there are close to 1,000 UNESCO World Heritage
sites. When there were only 12, Nahanni National Park was
among them, alongside other wondrous places such as
Yellowstone and the Galapagos Islands.
Photographer: Kate Hill
Location: Nahanni National Park, N.W.T.
Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ150
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Cool blue
At a glance, the soaring stone of Auyuittuq National
Park recalls the mountainous West, but these peaks
arent part of the cordillera. Carved by glaciers over
hundreds of millions of years, the mountains of
Auyuittuq are the highest in the Canadian Shield.
Photographer: Jenny Stevens
Location: Auyuittuq National Park, Nunavut
Camera: Nikon D90
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Freeze-frame
In Inuktitut, Auyuittuq means land that never melts, and even
for a park bisected by the Arctic Circle, it has an especially harsh
climate. Dominated by rock and ice, just 15 per cent of its land
is vegetated, and only 112 plant species have been documented.
Photographer: Jenny Stevens
Camera: Nikon D90
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Ochre outlook
Covered in the uniform white of snow for much of
the year, in summer and fall the tundra of the Yukons
Tombstone Territorial Park transforms into a veritable
rainbow of colourful grasses, lichens and wildflowers.
Photographer: Dagmar Rudzewitsch
Location: Tombstone Territorial Park, Yukon
Camera: Pentax *ist DS2, 28-300 mm lens
Crystal shores
Wealthy railroad developers were instrumental in creating
Canadas first parks. Today, Yukoners from all walks
of life are being consulted on the creation of Kusawa
Territorial Park, part of efforts to find a balance between
development, recreation and traditional land use.
Location: Kusawa Territorial Park, Yukon
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Safe harbour
Nunavuts first small craft harbour has an enviable view
of the peaks of Auyuittuq National Park. Opened in
fall 2013, not only will the harbour be a boon to the
local tourism industry, it will help keep local hunters
and fishers safe from rough waters.
Photographer: David Kilabuk
Portfolio: facebook.com/pangguy66
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Night lights
On rare occasions, the aurora borealis dances its way
across skies as far south as the U.S. state of Virginia,
but if you want to see the night skys most famous light
show, your best bet is to head to a northern location
such as Nunavuts Auyuittuq National Park.
Photographer: David Kilabuk
Portfolio: facebook.com/pangguy66
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Green giant
Canadas highest peaks and the worlds largest non-polar
ice fields are protected in the Yukons Kluane National
Park and Reserve. In this rugged alpine environment,
bodies of water such as the 70-kilometre-long Kluane
Lake are fed by icy glacial meltwaters.
Location: Kluane National Park and Reserve, Yukon
A view to a thrill
Preserving parks has often been a messy process that
alienated aboriginal people from resources. New parks
such as the Yukons proposed Kusawa Territorial Park
recognize traditional use by First Nations and build
ongoing access into their management plans.
Location: Kusawa Territorial Park, Yukon
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Some of Canadas most iconic

scenes the rugged tranquility of
Lake Superiors shores, the jagged
thrust of the Gaspsies Perc Rock
and everything between are found
in Ontario and Quebecs parks.
A superior shore
Lake Superior is nearly the size of Austria, and
contains a 10th of all surface fresh water on Earth.
A drop of rain that falls into the lake can remain
a part of it for nearly 200 years before flowing out
through the St. Marys River and into Lake Huron.
Photographer: Kyle Blaney
Location: Lake Superior Provincial Park, Ont.
Portfolio: kyleblaneyphoto.com
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Silhouetted
Glaciers advanced and retreated over the Canadian Shield many
times. As it was scoured of soil and bare rocks were left behind,
channels were carved that filled with water, eventually becoming
the lakes and rivers that characterize the Shield today.
Photographer: Ray Fortner
Location: Rushing River Provincial Park, Ont.
Portfolio: redbubble.com/people/fortner
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Ring of fire
With open granite ridges punctuated by windswept pines,
Killbear Provincial Park is an ideal spot for sunset seekers.
Looking west over the waters of Georgian Bay, views take in the
30,000 islands the largest freshwater archipelago in the world.
Photographer: Jeffrey Higgins
Location: Killbear Provincial Park, Ont.
Portfolio: norththamesnature.ca
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The sentinel
Rock of ages
The dolomite stone of Flowerpot Island was formed long before

dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Once the site of a vibrant coral
reef, this limestone-like rock was formed from the shells of
countless sea creatures that thrived in the once-tropical waters.
At high tide, the Perc rock looks unmistakably like an enormous

ship on a collision course with Quebecs Gasp Peninsula. But when
the sea pulls away, this iconic 88-metre-tall rock is attached to the
mainland via a narrow isthmus of sand, and is accessible on foot.
Photographer: Terry Wurdemann

Location: Fathom Five National Marine Park, Ont.
Camera: Nikon D300s, 16-85 mm lens
Portfolio: flickr.com/photos/68678468@N06
Photographer: Daniel Bisson

Location: Bonaventure Island and Perc Rock National Park, Que.
Camera: Canon PowerShot A85
Portfolio: panoramio.com/user/1961862?show=best
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Stream steps
At the intersection of the Canadian Shield, the St. Lawrence
Lowlands and the Appalachian mountains, the wetlands of Cap
Tourmente are among our countrys most ecologically significant.
More than 325 species of birds have been spotted here.
Photographer: Eric Breault
Location: Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Reserve, Que.
Camera: Sony SLT-A55V
Portfolio: ericbreault.net
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Deep-rooted
Ontario cottage country echoes with the roar of powerboat
engines at the height of summer, but the waters and woods of
Silent Lake Provincial Park offer an escape from the noise. Silent
Lake lives up to its name by banning all motorboats.
Photographer: Eric Breault
Location: Silent Lake Provincial Park, Ont.
Camera: Sony SLT-A55V
Portfolio: ericbreault.net
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Paddlers paradise
Algonquin Provincial Park is best seen from a paddlers
perspective. With more than 1,500 lakes, the possibilities
for canoe and kayak routes are virtually endless. Even
with nearly 2,000 campsites, however, reservations are
needed on some summer weekends.
Photographer: Paul Breau
Location: Algonquin Provincial Park, Ont.
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Magical mist
Ontario has about 250,000 lakes, and about a third of
the worlds fresh water. This abundance owes largely to
poor water drainages on the Canadian Shield, which
covers most of the province, including Algonquin
Provincial Park.
Photographer: Patrick Conley
Camera: Olympus E1, 14-54 mm lens
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Canyonlands
With the tallest of its waterfalls cascading 41 metres
down Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canyon Jean-Larose is
Quebecs prime canyoning destination. Thrill seekers
slide, rappel and jump down the canyons waterfalls
into clear waters below.
Photographer: Gabriel Diaconu
Location: Parc du Mont-Sainte-Anne, Que.
Portfolio: pbase.com/digabe
2014-04-17 2:03 PM
Riverdance
The mouth of the Saguenay Fjord is one of Canadas richest
marine environments. Fresh water from the Saguenay River
meets with salt water, creating a krill-rich environment that
supports the southernmost population of beluga whales.
Photographer: Martial Tremblay
Location: Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park, Que.
Brushstrokes
Killarney Provincial Park, on the shores of Georgian Bay, is
a gem among Ontario parks. Its stark, rocky scenery is best
known to many Canadians through the work of Group of
Seven painter A.Y. Jackson, who visited many times to
paint and explore.
Photographer: James Hackland
Location: Killarney Provincial Park, Ont.
Camera: Canon 5D, 24 mm lens
Portfolio: jameshackland.deviantart.com/gallery
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Milling about
Gatineau Park extends nearly into the heart of our
nations capital, and its resources have played a key
role in Ottawas economy. Timber from its forests
supplied the citys mills, and creeks and rivers powered
early industry, such as this mill near Meech Lake.
Photographer: Simon Bolyn
Location: Gatineau Park, Que.
Portfolio: facebook.com/simon.bolyn
2014-04-17 2:03 PM
A whale of a view
Beneath the waves of Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine
Park, youll find creatures much smaller than starfish and
as large as the parks 13 species of whale. Scanning the
surface, you might even catch a glimpse of a blue whale,
the largest animal to ever live on Earth.
Photographer: Martin Cauchon
Location: Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park, Que.
Portfolio: cabriphoto.com
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Ray of light
Logged extensively in the 19th century, Ontarios
first provincial park began its life as a sanctuary for
wildlife. It was only later that Algonquin became
renowned for its natural beauty and the recreational
possibilities it affords.
Photographer: Susan Breau
The grotto
The grotto, this popular spot in Bruce Peninsula
National Park, fills with swimmers on hot summer days.
Many take the plunge through an underwater tunnel
that links the swimming hole to Georgian Bay.
Photographer: Teague Chrustie
Location: Bruce Peninsula National Park, Ont.
Portfolio: krop.com/teaguechrustiephotography
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What a rush
Straddling the divide between the Great Lakes-St.
Lawrence forest region to the south and the more
coniferous boreal forest to the north, Rushing River
Provincial Park offers visitors a chance to enjoy fall
colours in a region where evergreens predominate.
Photographer: Ray Fortner
Location: Rushing River Provincial Park, Ont.
Camera: Canon A2E, 28-105 mm lens
Portfolio: redbubble.com/people/fortner
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From Newfoundlands dramatic

fiords to the gentle beaches of
Prince Edward Island, the East
Coast offers up some of the finest
scenery in Canadian parks.
The looking glass

At their most dramatic, the Torngat Mountains rise
nearly a kilometre directly from the waters of the
Atlantic Ocean. The coastal scenery this creates in
places such as Nachvak Fiord is drawing tourists from
around the world to northern Labrador.
Photographer: Michelle Valberg
Location: Torngat Mountains National Park, N.L.
Camera: Nikon D800E, 14-24 mm lens
Portfolio: valbergimaging.com
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Just beachy
In addition to 20 parks intended for recreation, Newfoundland
and Labradors park system has a conservation mandate. Bellevue
Beach Provincial Park Reserve is one of 10 reserves intended
primarily for the conservation of the provinces ecoregions.
Photographer: Lee Gilbert
Location: Bellevue Beach Provincial Park Reserve, N.L.
Portfolio: awholebunchofings.com
2014-04-17 2:09 PM
Go Norse
It isnt known how long Vikings lived on Newfoundlands
Great Northern Peninsula after they settled it 1,000
years ago, but when they abandoned LAnse aux
Meadows, they left behind the earliest evidence
of European settlement in North America.
Location: LAnse aux Meadows National Historic Site, N.L.
Camera: Nikon D4
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Shore shack
Until 1904, western Newfoundland was mired in a
dispute between Britain and France, with the French
retaining fishing rights in British waters. This limited
development, and kept areas such as Gros Morne
sparsely populated, relative to the rest of the island.
Photographer: Ron Leriche
Location: Gros Morne National Park, N.L.
Camera: Canon 1DS, 17-40 mm lens
Hoofing it
In the Mikmaq language, caribou means snow
shoveller, and in winter, they use their large hoofs
to dig for food. In summer they roam valleys, such
as this one in Gros Morne National Park, in search
of the lichens they depend on to survive.
Photographer: Ron Leriche
Species: Woodland caribou
Camera: Canon 1DS, 100-400 mm lens
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Good tidings
Parks usually protect natural phenomena, but Panmure
Island Provincial Park is an exception. Its popular
beach is located along a causeway that linked Panmure
Island to P.E.I. in the 1960s. Prior to its construction,
a sand bar linked the two only at low tide.
Photographer: Robert Hamilton
Location: Panmure Island Provincial Park, P.E.I.
2014-04-17 2:09 PM
Splendour in the grass

On warm summer weekends, New Brunswickers
converge on Parlee Beach. Beyond its low, grassy
dunes is some of Canadas warmest salt water. On the
busiest days, crowds on the kilometre-long stretch of
sand can exceed 25,000.
Photographer: Julie Smith
Location: Parlee Beach Provincial Park, N.B.
2014-04-17 2:09 PM
Celtic charms
In Latin, Nova Scotia means new Scotland, and
nowhere is the resemblance between the two places
more striking than in Cape Breton. Even the regions
cool maritime climate is reminiscent of the provinces
namesake across the Atlantic Ocean.
Photographer: Robert Hamilton
Location: Cape Breton Highlands National Park, N.S.
2014-04-17 2:10 PM
Big blue
Riddled with moraines and kettle lakes, Labradors
stunning Torngat Mountains owe their scenic drama
to glaciation. The 40 small glaciers in these mountains
are the only glaciers remaining in continental eastern
North America.
Camera: Nikon D3x, 14-24 mm lens
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Lone stones
Inuksuit have guided Inuit hunters in the Torngat
Mountains for thousands of years. Today, no one lives
in the park year round, but it remains an important
hunting ground for the Inuit of northern Labrador.
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Sheer beauty
Even in January, average daytime highs in Gros
Morne National Park are just a few degrees below
freezing. By Canadian standards, this is relatively
balmy, but the fiord at Western Brook Pond is fresh
water, and freezes even at these temperatures.
Photographer: Joe Brazil
Portfolio: joebrazilphotography.weebly.com
2014-04-17 2:10 PM
First-class fiord
During the summer months, Gros Mornes fiords take
on a decidedly different look. Blessed with more than
800 metres in elevation change and washed by the
mists that roll off of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the park
boasts more than 700 species of flowering plants.
Photographer: Jason Wilde
Camera: Pentax K200D, 10-20 mm lens
Portfolio: jasonwildephotography.com
2014-04-17 2:10 PM
Tidal titans
The Bay of Fundys tides are a force of nature, and
New Brunswicks Hopewell Rocks are one of the best
places to observe them. Tides here rise and fall as
much as 14 metres at a time, and when the tide is
out, you can walk among the islands it reveals.
Photographer: Colette Lush
Location: Hopewell Rocks Provincial Park, N.B.
Camera: Pentax K-7, 18-55 mm lens
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Fogbound
Across much of North America, temperatures vary
wildly between seasons. In Nova Scotia, climatic
extremes are moderated by the sea. Even as the rest
of the continent bakes, beaches such as Rissers can
maintain a moderate temperature.
Photographer: Julie Smith
Location: Rissers Beach Provincial Park, N.S.
Camera: Fujifilm FinePixA610
2014-04-17 2:10 PM
A shore gem
When its turquoise waters mirror bright blue skies,
the beaches of Nova Scotias Kejimkujik National
Park do a passable impression of warmer climes.
Dont be fooled though, the waters here are much
colder than they are in the Caribbean.
Photographer: Wesley Pitts
Location: Kejimkujik National Park, N.S.
Camera: Canon Rebel T2i, 18-55 mm lens
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