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An artificial lake along the North Saskatchewan River and Alberta's largest reservoir. The lake has the blue colour of other glacial lakes in the Rocky Mountains. During the winter, trapped methane from decaying plants on the lake bed causes frozen bubbles to form under the ice on the lake's surface. This phenomenon creates bubbles that become trapped within the ice, in suspended animation, just below the surface as the lake begins to freeze.
Abraham Lake, also known as Lake Abraham, is an artificial lake and Alberta's largest reservoir. It is located in the "Kootenay Plains area of the Canadian Rockies' front range", on the North Saskatchewan River in western Alberta, Canada.
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Family-run outfit with a 50-year history of guiding unique Wilderness Horseback Vacations into some of the most untouched and spectacular wilderness of the Canadian Rockies. McKenzie’s offers a variety of hourly trail rides in scenic locations, a genuine Cowboy BBQ, as well as host a variety of special events.
The Kootenay Plains were visited by David Thompson in the early 1800s. The area has long been important to Aboriginal people; several sundance lodges are located on the plains. The reserve protects an area that is significant for historical, native and environmental reasons while the nearby Kootenay Plains Provincial Recreation Area provides a basecamp from where to explore it. Activities include birding and backcountry hiking, including a 5-km trail from the day use parking area to Siffleur Falls. Public access in the reserve is restricted to foot only and overnight camping and open fires are prohibited in Ecological Reserves.
South Ram Outfitters
Offers day rides, back-country and base camp cabin rentals, camping available.
Nordegg National Historic Site
The Brazeau Collieries Historic Mine Site is a Provincial and National Historic Resource; there are guided tours of this industrial coal mine site during the summer months. The tours are two-hour-long guided walks. Journey through a 1950s coal briquette plant or tour the auxiliary buildings to discover how this remote facility operated and go into a mine entrance. Tours of the Brazeau Collieries Historic Mine Site start at the Nordegg Heritage Centre.