Angel Glacier flows down Mount Edith Cavell in Jasper National Park, western Alberta. The glacier was so named because its shape, as it pours out of a rock basin, resembles spread wings. Jasper National Park contains some breathtaking Rocky Mountain scenery. Mount Edith Cavell is in sight of the town of Jasper, which is located where the Athabasca River meets the Miette.
 

Waterfall Lake and Mount Chephren are in Banff National Park. The thrusting mountains form a perfect backdrop for numerous small, exquisite lakes. The snow lies in horizontal ridges on the mountains in this area, giving a striped effect.
 

The Calgary Tower overseas the downtown core of the city of Calgary with its 191 metres (626 feet) of height. Every hour the restaurant on top completes another revolution. Oil was first discovered in Canada's West near Calgary in 1947. Now the city is the headquarters for several hundred oil-related companies.
 

Alberta is known as the "rodeo province", the most famous rodeo being the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede. The extensive grounds are one of the landmarks to be seen from the Calgary Tower. Here the world's best ride bucking broncos, rope cows and compete in the thrilling Chuckwagon Races. Cowboys test their skills at rodeos in other towns of the West, but the Calgary Stampede is the one that matters.
 

These wheat elevators are at the Ponoka, south of Edmonton. Each grain pool company paints its elevators a distinctive, and distinctly cheerful, colour. Ponoka has its own museum, Fort Ostell, which was built to protect settlers during the Riel Rebellion.
 

Fort Edmonton, once a major fur-trading post, has been reconstructed within Fort Edmonton Park. In the park there are historical villages representing the city at various stages in its development, such as 1885 Street, seen here. There is also an Indian village where the teepees and the camp-fire smoke are placed against the park's fine setting beside the North Saskachewan River. Each July the city of Edmonton celebrates its history during the gold-rush with "Klondike Days" when, among other things, a "King of the Klondike" is chosen. Other annual festivities include a folk-music festival and a children's festival.
 
 

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