Established in 1886, Yoho National Park encompasses a substantial part of the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia. "Yoho" is a Cree expression of wonder, which is exactly the reaction most people have when they arrive here.

The two images in this post show Lake O'Hara (the largest body of water) and Mary Lake (the two smaller bodies of water visible in the lower-left corner), as seen from the Opabin Plateau vantage point, during both the winter and the summer seasons (with the Canadian Rockies in the background).

Mary Lake is named after Mary Schaffer (1861-1939), a pioneer botanist and explorer, painter and photographer, who was also an enthusiastic explorer of the Canadian Rockies; whilst Lake O'Hara was named after Lieutenant-Colonel Richard O'Hara (1835-1924), who probably was the first to visit the lake as a tourist in 1889, though he did not discover it.

For other posts concerning British Columbia within this group, you may wish to view:

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