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"Kettles and Kames"
Kettles are bowl shaped holes in the earth created by large blocks of ice that fell off glaciers that were abundant in the Canadian Rockies. When the blocks of ice melted they left "Kettle" shaped holes.Kames are the opposite of Kettles and were also created by glacial activity. Within the depression of the glaciers, rock and debri would collect. When the glaciers melted, and receded, they left behind the "Kames" that you see today. Walk around the mounds and imagine a glacier a half a mile thick, where you are standing.
One of the most fragile and rare animals on Earth!!
In Banff's famous mineral springs you may be lucky enough to see a small snail clinging to algae, sticks, or rocks at the water's surface. Please do not touch these creatures as they are perilously close to extinction. The Banff Springs Snail lives nowhere else on Earth. It exists in steamy springs, smelling of Hydrogen Sulfide, rich in minerals and slightly radioactive. No wonder that it is so delicate! Parks Canada is working to save the species by protecting it from its worst enemy, Man.Patricia Lake and World War II
At the beginning of the war the allies had enormous problems getting supplies safely across the Atlantic Ocean. Someone had the idea of building large flat-topped icebergs with motors attached that could safely sail across the ocean, immune to torpedoes! The idea was tested at lake Patricia and the shack that sat atop the prototype is still visited by scuba divers at the bottom of the lake.
You won't likely see a Rocky Mountain Cougar but they are watching you !!
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