Natural feature
Hoodoos Viewpoint
Slender limestone spires capped by resistant rock, rising above a bend in the Bow River valley.
Location
About this audio guide
This guide to the Hoodoos Viewpoint above Banff's Bow River follows Major A. B. Rogers, the eighteen eighty-two railway surveyor who staked his reputation on blasting a tunnel through the ridge behind this overlook. It traces how his Canadian Pacific Railway bosses, including general manager William Van Horne, reacted to the plan, and how a rival surveyor judged it. You'll also hear how lime water and centuries of erosion shaped the pale stone spires below the railing.
This audio guide was created using AI.