About Alberta

Alberta is one of the fastest growing provinces in Canada with a population of more than four million.

Alberta is the fourth largest province in Canada, covering an area of 255,214 square miles.  They are known as a prairie province but the landscapes vary from towering mountains, glacial lakes and vast boreal forests to rolling foothills, fertile prairies, and desert badlands.  Alberta has more than 600 lakes and 245 rivers.

Alberta has the highest number of sunny days in Canada with 312.  Calgary is Canada's sunniest city, averaging 2,400 hours annually.

Alberta is home to 587 species of wildlife, many of which are endangered or protected.

The primary language is English, but French is also spoken in Alberta.

I spent 4 days camping near this town.  It has wonderful murals.

A long time ago, according to one legend, the people were driving buffalo over these sandstone cliffs.  A young brave wanted to watch the buffalo tumbling past.  Standing under the shelter of a ledge, as if behind a waterfall, he watched the great beasts fall.  The hunt was unusually good that day and as the bodies piled up, he became trapped between the animals and the cliffs. When his people began the butchering, they found him with his skull crushed by the weight of the buffalo carcasses.  Thus, they named this place "Head-Smashed-In".

Part of the interior decor in the casino I stayed at in Lethbridge.

Because of a lawsuit over the use of the art, no pictures are allowed.

Unfortunately for me, 3 of the days I've been here it has snowed.  Most things I've wanted to see have been closed.  Oh well, I'll have to come back!