Yoho, a Cree expression of awe and
wonder, describes the park that is nestled on the western slopes of the Rockies.
It boasts towering rock walls, fantastic waterfalls and 28 peaks over 9800 feet
in height. Along the road visitors, if their timing is right, can
watch a train go through the Spiral Tunnels, an engineering marvel completed in
1909 to reduce the original railway grade of 4.5% (steepest of any in North
America) to a much safer 2.2%. We drove the steep Yoho Valley Road to
Takakkaw Falls, one of the highest waterfalls in Canada and stopped to see the
natural rock bridge that arches over the Kicking Horse River.
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