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A legend in Canadian history, the Canadian Pacific Railway’s struggle to find a route over the Rocky Mountains was essential to the young Confederation’s unity. To hold up its part of the bargain when British Columbia joined Canada, the CPR had to find a way to link B.C. with the rest of the country way back east via the railroad. It took 14 years, and the biggest challenge (besides the financial one) came just west of Lake Louise at the Kicking Horse Pass (see 'Spiral Tunnels'). It's named for the packhorse that kicked geologist and Rockies surveyor James Hector in 1958 during an arduous attempt to ascend from the Columbia Valley back over the Rockies. At 1,625 metres, it’s the highest point on the Trans-Canada Highway. |
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