Alberta, Canada, may not be the first idea that comes to mind when you think of booking your next vacation.
But here's a reason to consider it: The western province is full of amazing scenery that travel photographers — both professional and amateur — take advantage of every day.
We took a look at #explorealberta on Instagram and scoured Instagrammers' accounts to find the pictures that come closest to doing the area justice.
From waterfalls to mountains to wildlife, here's Alberta in all its spectacular glory.
Located in western Canada between British Columbia and Saskatchewan, the province of Alberta is home to breathtaking scenery that serves as inspiration for both professional and amateur photographers.
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Alberta offers a variety of landscapes as it's surrounded by the Canadian Rocky Mountains to the west and prairies to the east. This is the Icefields Parkway — a highway that runs through Alberta — as captured by travel Instagrammer and adventurist Jordan Herschel (@jordanherschel).
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Here's another one of Herschel's stunning photographs of the area.
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