Mount Robson Provincial Park is about an hour’s drive northwest of Jasper. Getting there is half the fun as the drive from any direction offers stunning vistas of pointed peaks and emerald lakes. Nestled in the heart of the…
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7 Sightseeing Suggestions Along the Spectacular Scenic Icefields Parkway Drive
Highway 93 North is a 144 mile stretch of road in Alberta, Canada called Icefields Parkway that joins the hamlet of Lake Louise in Banff National Park with the town of Jasper in Jasper National Park. Although you can…
We aren’t the first people who’ve put Banff National Park high on their list of travel destinations and there are a lot of blogs and guides out there to help, but instead of getting bogged down in all of…
It probably won’t surprise you that I, like many, relate most often to the girl-next-door character in TV shows. Winnie Cooper from “The Wonder Years. Julia Salinger from “Party of Five”. Pam Beasley from “The Office”. “Gilmore Girl” character…
With the Rockies as its backdrop, the history of the 1988 Winter Olympics in its wake, and the rowdy Calgary Stampede rodeo known worldwide, Calgary’s sprawling urban metropolis has a lot to offer. It was even named Canada’s cultural capitol…
If you’re visiting McCloud, Alberta for the either its fort, historic downtown, or Brokeback Mountain apartment photo (LOL), be sure to take a quick side trip to Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Interpretive Centre. It is a UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site…
It’s no wonder I have trouble writing this blog in real time! There’s always so much to see and do and when I do get a bit of downtime it’s impossible for me to skip posting about off-the-beaten path…
In 1932, Waterton Lakes National Park (Alberta, Canada) was combined with the Glacier National Park (Montana, United States) to form the world’s first International Peace Park. Rangers like to remind visitors that elk, moose, coyotes and bears don’t recognize international…
When people I know talk about Glacier National Park they describe it as the Holy Grail of US National Parks and a supposed hiker’s paradise! Glacier was established in 1910 and still contains over 25 active glaciers. It is…
We’ve seen 15 state capitol buildings prior to this one in Helena, Montana. We’d visited this city in August of 2021 but that was prior to us starting to tour state capitol buildings. This city has an interesting history so…
