Ride alongside Abraham Lake into the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. Starting just outside Nordegg, enjoy views of the Rockies and the majestic blue waters of Abraham Lake as you ride south past the Cline River canyon. David Thompson was a British-Canadian fur trader, surveyor, and map-maker who explored the area between Rocky Mountain House and Kootenae House (near present-day Invermere, British Columbia) through Howse Pass.