Western North America has them in a few areas, usually in arid or semi-arid locations. They are formed by the wind and water erosion of sedimentary rock.

Our high school football team got together to watch the game and have a Madden tournament. I’ll never forget it. We were all on the edge of our seats on that final drive, jumping up and yelling on that last play.

There were fur traders in northern Canada back in the 1700’s, but they used canoes to explore and trade. Steam ships in the 1800’s were not that common in western Canada, as the waterways that far inland tend to be too shallow. I live in Canada relatively near Ft. Benton, but our rivers mostly drain to Hudson Bay. They tried steam ships on our rivers for a couple of years, but they were prone to run aground / partially sink if the rivers were a little low, so they stopped. The railway was also built around that time, which was far more effective.

Even with the fur trade in Northern Canada, an area that is still pretty remote to this day and never had much in the way of rail they used canoes to transport furs instead of hiking it with horses.