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Red car on the Yellowhead Highway

The highway is named for the Yellowhead Pass, the route chosen to cross the Canadian Rockies. The pass, and the highway are named after fur trader and explorer, Pierre Bostonais. Bostonais had yellow streaks in his hair, and was nicknamed "Tête Jaune" (Yellowhead).

 

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Taken on May 19, 2014