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PHOTO OF THE DAY April 22, 2003  

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Where Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada
When 1985
Photographer George F. Mobley

In the Canadian Rockies, hideaways range from remote campsites to world-class resorts—all set amid superlative mountain scenery. In the early 19th century, the Rockies were considered a nuisance, a formidable barrier to the goal of economic expansion. The mountain core formed by the national parks—including Banff, Jasper, Yoho, and Kootenay—was designated in 1985 as a world heritage area.

—Text adapted from the National Geographic book America's Great Hideaways, 1986

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