There’s a reason Banff is ground zero for the Canadian National Park system. Just outside of the Town of Banff lies one of the most important tourism spots in Canada. Hidden underground, a cave with a basin of glacial water may not seem like an obvious point of inception, but it’s here that Canada’s national… Read More 365 Canadian Sights | Day 358: Banff Week – Cave and Basin
I just, I have to get this out of the way. I don’t think this is a bridge. A neat geological feature, a spectacular location, an oddity that turned into a landmark that turned into a popular tourist attraction? Yes, to all those things. It’s not a bridge, though, since there’s a gap. It’s not… Read More 365 Canadian Sights | Day 351: Kicking Horse Natural Bridge
Carved into the rock in the central part of Vancouver Island is Myra Falls. Like a location from the Adriatic, the falls tumble over a series of dramatic (though short drops into a pool on the edge of Buttle Lake. Filled with minerals (there’s a mine upstream) the water has a slightly abnormal hue, like… Read More 365 Canadian Sights | Day 342: Myra Falls
In Canada, the term badlands (for me) always referred to parts of Alberta, but Torontonians actually have some interesting geology just north of the city. The Cheltenham Badlands were actually exposed due to human activity about 80 to 90 years ago. Once exposed, the red rock (a type of shale) was a pretty shocking colour,… Read More 365 Canadian Sights | Day 337: Cheltenham Badlands
Basalt is such an unusual and rare geological formation I’d go out of my way to see large pieces of it anytime. In this case there are a couple islands off the west coast of Nova Scotia that are essentially on top of basalt, a type of hardened lava. Brier and Peter Islands aren’t… Read More 365 Canadian Sights | Day 319: Peter and Brier Island Basalt
With a 373 m total drop, there’s a reason this is a spectacular sight; it’s simple physics. Takakkaw is the second highest waterfall in Canada, and with a final drop of 254 m, easily one of the most amazing as water crashes down into a massive spray. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that it’s coming… Read More 365 Canadian Sights | Day 318: Takakkaw Falls
You might be seeing a pattern now, with another cave system in southern Ontario. That’s just the way the geology formed, with ideal conditions on Vancouver Island and southern Ontario. Like most other caves on this list, limestone is essential to it’s creation. What’s a little different here is that it’s collapsed to a certain… Read More 365 Canadian Sights | Day 300: Caves Week – Warsaw Caves
We’re back on Vancouver Island because that’s where all the caves are (no really, it’s got a huge percentage of Canada’s caves). Thanks once again to karst, this cave complex offers potentially dozens of sights to see. With 15 known entrances, the Upana Caves honeycomb this area after water ate through the limestone. Outside some… Read More 365 Canadian Sights | Day 299: Caves Week – Upana Caves
Sometimes the caves are preceded by something really neat. The Niagara Escarpment hides more than a few interesting sights. In this case, a slot canyon has been carved into it and caves have formed, creating a sight that exists above and below ground. The Scenic Caves, in this case, are a private attraction, although there… Read More 365 Canadian Sights | Day 298: Caves Week – Scenic Caves (Georgian Bay)
Caves aren’t just solo sights, necessarilyl, and can be part of a complex spot. Grotto Mountain is alike some sort of amusement park for hikers. I’ve slotted it here in the caves week because of two caves: Rat’s Nest Cave, which has an absolutely awful name but, with 4 km of area explored, also has… Read More 365 Canadian Sights | Day 297: Caves Week – Grotto Mountain Cave/Canyon
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