That is the new KassDays video:
5 Incredible Stops in Alberta (All Within 20 Minutes!)
https://youtu.be/h8feqfWtB6Q
The five stops
Lundbreck Falls
Easy pull-off just off Highway 3. Twin drops on the Crowsnest River, viewing platforms, stairs to the canyon if you want the mist. Picnic tables, fishing, campground nearby. One of the best quick waterfall stops in southern Alberta.
The Heritage Burmis Tree
A limber pine that lived 600–750 years, died in the late 1970s, blew over, got repaired, and still stands beside the highway. Locals braced it and made the road go around it. Most photographed tree in the Pass. Pull over, read the panel, take the shot.
Leitch Collieries Provincial Historic Site
Stone ruins of a fully Canadian-owned coal operation that lasted less than a decade. Powerhouse, manager’s house with empty arched windows, coke ovens that barely ran. Self-guided paths, donation in summer, picnic tables, dogs welcome. Looks like nothing from the road until you walk in.
Hillcrest Mine Disaster Memorial
June 19, 1914. Methane and coal dust. 189 men killed. Worst coal-mining disaster in Canadian history. Cemetery, mass graves, later memorial. Quiet stop. Worth the short detour.
Frank Slide
April 29, 1903, 4:10 a.m. Turtle Mountain let go. Tens of millions of tonnes of limestone in under two minutes. Part of the town of Frank buried. Seventy to ninety people gone. The boulder field and the scar on the mountain are still there. Walk the debris. The landscape never recovered.
Why this route works
You can hit all five in a tight window. No long hikes required for the main viewpoints. Westbound or eastbound, it works as a break between Pincher Creek, the rest of the Pass, and Fernie.
Pair it with the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre if you want the full museum version. Or keep it as a roadside loop and keep driving.
Watch the 4K walk-through with timestamps here:
https://youtu.be/h8feqfWtB6Q
See you on the road.
Kass
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