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Travelling west, the main Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1) passes through Regina, Calgary and Banff. It then takes the highly scenic Kicking Horse Pass through the Canadian Rockies and continues through Kamloops to Vancouver.
The Yellowhead Highway (Highway 16) diverges from the main Trans-Canada Highway just west of Winnipeg at Portage La Prairie and then passes through Saskatoon, Edmonton, Hinton and Jasper. It takes the Yellowhead Pass through the Rockies to the town of Tete Jaune Cache. This is hardly noticeable as being a pass.
Tete Jaune means "yellow head" in French, and comes from the nickname given to Pierre Bostonais, an Iroquois guide and fur trapper of the early 1800's who had light coloured hair.
The highway continues west to Prince George and reaches the Pacific at Prince Rupert.
The section of the Yellowhead Highway through the Canadian Rockies is extremely scenic.
The Icefields Parkway between Jasper and Banff connects the Yellowhead Highway and the main Trans-Canada Highway.
Canadian Rockies National Parks
Historic Trails, Named Roads, etc
Major Canadian National Highways
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