Southern Alberta Hides Something Most Canadians Don't Know.

0:00 25 remarkable geographic facts about Southern Alberta that reveal a complex and misunderstood landscape. 0:55 prairie 1:46 Chinook 2:29 Cowley Ridge 3:13 Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump 3:59 Milk River 5:16 Dinosaur Provincial Park 6:00 Cypress Hills 6:50 Waterton Glacier International Peace Park 7:34 Turtle Mountain 8:15 Hillcrest coal mine 8:57 Lethbridge Viaduct 9:34 Fort Whoop-Up 10:16 Medicine Hat 10:55 Canadian Pacific Railway 11:36 Cardston Alberta Temple 12:13 Hutterite colonies 12:55 Kainai Nation 13:30 Bar U Ranch 14:09 Turner Valley 14:46 Hailstorm Alley 15:26 prairie rattlesnake 16:05 greater sage-grouse 16:44 49th parallel Southern Alberta is far more than wheat fields and cowboy hats. Join me as I explore 25 remarkable geographic facts hidden beneath the prairie sky, from a mountain that collapsed in seconds to a river that flows to the Gulf of Mexico. As a retired geography teacher, I examine the region’s changing grasslands, Chinook winds, dinosaur fossils, ancient rock art, buffalo jumps, railway bridges, irrigation systems, and natural resources. I also look at the Indigenous nations, ranching communities, Hutterite colonies, wildlife, and historic borders that shaped this part of Canada. By the end, I hope to show why Southern Alberta is one of the most complex and misunderstood landscapes in the country—and why there is another Alberta beneath the familiar one.