Foothills Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
upland area in western Canada
About Foothills
Unlike inWyoming, where the mountains suddenly spring up out of the plains, in Alberta there is a wide area of transition. As a landform, the Foothills are an elongated wedge (a bit like an icicle) extending along the eastern flank of the Rockies. The foothills-as-landform extend south into theCalgary Regionand even (as a thin ridge of hills) intoSouthern Alberta, but there the transition from plains to mountains is much more abrupt. This guide covers the Foothills in Central Alberta, where the hills are wide enough to form a distinct region with its own character. There are also foothills in large parts ofNorthern British Columbiabut without much of a tourism infrastructure there unless you stick to theAlaska Highway. This is region that mixes strict wildlife preserves, minimally-deve
Foothills Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 7 sections including: