He first crossed over the Rocky Mountains and travelled along the Blaeberry River to the future site of Golden.

B. Rogers to find a rail route through the Selkirk and Rocky Mountains, and in 1882, he found the pass now named for him.

Rogers established a base camp for his survey crew led by a man named McMillan.

The railway built a group of chalet-style house in a section that became known as Edelweiss, some of them still standing, to encourage the guide to bring their families to Canada and remain year-round.

The men made many of the first ascents of area mountains and helped pioneer the ski industry in the region.

The Trans-Canada Highway east of Golden has numerous upgrade projects ongoing to greatly improve the roadway west of the Yoho National Park boundary.

Golden has a climate with influences of the humid continental (Dfb) and semi-arid (BSk) varieties.

Summers are warm but rarely hot, with winters being somewhat moderated in comparison to areas east of the Rockies.