Whether you’re partial to Rocky Mountain Maples, Box Elders, or Aspens, Park City hiking trails will not disappoint. That means that fall color fans around Park City will have to get out and enjoy them even earlier than usual. You’ve probably noticed that some trees are changing their leaves early this year. An easy, 3-mile footpath wraps around hidden lakes in a lush, verdant forest.PARK CITY, Utah – Grab your pumpkin spice latte, hiking boots, sweaters, and Insta-filters and get out there with some of the best hiking views for fall leaves Utah has to offer, right here in Park City. Water rumbles over wide rocks, then plunges 75 feet, and races through a narrow gorge.įor those seeking quiet after experiencing rampaging rivers, the answer awaits near the end of the Icefields Parkway in the Valley of the Five Lakes. These raging waters join the Athabasca River and create Athabasca Falls, a union of sheer drama. In the native language, Sunwapta means turbulent river. The rest stop at Sunwapta Falls is a two-for-one deal: one waterfall is right off the parking lot and the other one is a half-mile walk along the cliff. The Columbia Icefield feeds the Sunwapta River. Wind, chilled by the icy landscape, whips down from the mountains, leaving hikers shivering in their shorts. Others opt to hike and rock-hop over small streams to reach the glacier’s fringe. Adventurers ride the red Ice Explorer all-terrain vehicle to the Athabasca Glacier, then disembark to walk on the frozen surface. Otherworldly, the Columbia Icefield attracts people eager for a firsthand experience with a glacier. The visitor complex offers a film, exhibits and interpretive programs. The Icefields Centre overlooks Athabasca and Dome glaciers, two of the eight glaciers making up the icefield. This remnant of the last ice age is the largest icefield in the North American Rockies. Near the midpoint of the Icefields Parkway, the Columbia Icefield stretches across 125 square miles. A stunning view of the Saskatchewan Glacier rewards intrepid hikers on the 2.8-mile Parker Ridge Trail, considered one of the most worthwhile hikes in the area. Backpackers stop at the visitor center for maps, supplies and advice. Mount Wilson provides the backdrop at the Saskatchewan River Crossing, a junction of three rivers. Previously: Nature defines western New England, from Lake Champlain to the Berkshires Banff and Lake Louise Travel: Drink in the beauty of Glacier National Park at the Many Glacier Hotel Equally stellar are Kootenay and Yoho national parks. Jasper, at 4,247 square miles, is the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies. Banff is Canada’s oldest national park, established in 1885. For almost 150 miles, the scenic highway from Lake Louise to Jasper curves below magnificent mountain ranges and past rampaging waterfalls, dense forests and alpine meadows. Resort towns and national parks abound along the Icefields Parkway. Visitors text pictures from restaurants in Banff, Lake Louise and Jasper. Elk can be seen crossing the road or moose grazing at the lake’s edge. Southern Alberta and British Columbia offer views that cannot be experienced elsewhere. Deep, blue skies framing snow-capped mountains. The colors dazzle the eye in the crystal-clear alpine air. Saturated in primary colors, people race to take pictures for their Instagram accounts. BANFF, Alberta – The Canadian Rockies demand to be seen and shared.
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