To the south is Washington state in the U.S.A. which is home the Olympic Peninsula, Mount Ranier National Park, the North Cascades mountain range, a highly developed agricultural region and the vibrant cities of Seattle-Tacoma on the Pacific coast.
To the east is the province of Alberta which is home to a beautiful mix of prairie, boreal forest and mountains and an economy that fluctuates with the price of oil. It is also home to the cities of Edmonton the provincial capital and Calgary a self-styled cow-town. The mountain towns of Banff, Lake Louise and Jasper are popular and busy in all seasons.
