A rainy afternoon with moody skies, a quiet road, and breathtaking views are what greeted me as I drove Highway 40 north into Kananaskis Country. This isn't how I imagined this portion of my Rocky Mountain road trip, but after the sunny day I had in Waterton Lakes it was actually beautiful to capture the mountains in a completely different scene.
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The sound of the rain falling through the pine trees, fog swirling around mountain peaks, and plenty of mountain goats complimented my journey. Because I was taking the long way north to Canmore, I was almost completely by my lonesome that afternoon. I can't express what a euphoric experience it was to continually stop along the road and have such incredible scenery all to myself. Time didn't matter, I could just drive, explore, and get lost.
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Constructed between 1912-1914 the Brooks Aqueduct, located just outside of Brooks, Alberta, was built by the irrigation division of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The aqueduct, a major engineering feat at over 3.1 kilometres long, diverted water from the Bow River to transform roughly 55,000 hectares into workable farmland.
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The aqueduct has been out of use since the late 1970s, however the structure is still an impressive monument to the individuals who helped develop this region of Alberta. A larger capacity canal later replaced the need for the aqueduct. In 1983 the Brooks Aqueduct was designated a National Historic Site of Canada.
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