Alberta Highway 40

Today is more for the person saying, "I wanna see fall colors, but I don't necessarily want to hike 10 kilometers to do it." If what you really want is that classic fall color with, you know, golden leaves, I would start in Kananaskis.

Honestly, you could just drive Highway 40 and have a beautiful fall day.

There are sections of aspens along the highway, and you get that mix of yellow trees with huge mountain views, sometimes snow-capped peaks behind them.

You do not necessarily need a destination.

It's around 10 kilometers, so we're definitely talking about hiking here and not an easy walk category.

But if you do enjoy hiking and you want something, you know, specific to fall colors but that's really quiet, it's a good one to keep in mind.

Now, if you keep driving south on Highway 40 towards Highwood Pass, you know, then that scenery really starts to change.

You're moving from those lower elevation, you know, aspen, poplar-type trees to the more subalpine terrain, and eventually you start getting into larch country.