... Parks in Canada. Located only 110km west of Calgary, Banff encompasses 6,641 kilometres of the most beautiful and awe ... , ice fields, forests, and alpine lakes. Since Banff is a National Park, wildlife viewing is one of the most popular activities and many ... the Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum, and the Cave and Basin National Historic Site. Some of the more popular attractions while visiting Banff are ...

Ah, the Canadian Rockies. For those travelers who would enjoy an awesome view of a glacier, snow-capped mountains and the chance to see mountain goats on an easy afternoon hike along an alpine ridge surrounded by the Canadian Rockies, the Parker Ridge Trail in Banff National Park is worthy of consideration. Parker Ridge Trail is located [...]

Hi there again with another blog entry! As I already told ya, we (Stephanie, Bernadette, Natascha & Rabin) went to Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies this weekend. Robin, our Swedish friend got the car already on Thursday evening so we could leave from Kamloops on Friday early in the morning. Rabin picked us up [...]

What a day!  What an incredibly fabulous day!  The 26 km climb up to the Columbia Ice Fields was spectacular, to say the least.  A light snow fell last night, and left the mountains with a thin white covering – just enough to bring out the magic.   It was cold and windy when we reached the Icefield [...]

... Moscow, Lewiston, Hell's Canyon, Payette National Forest, Boise NF, Sawtooth NF, ... 'Alene justice in my description. We loved the library, the park, and the whole downtown area. I could do that again. Wednesday, 27 August- ... Yoho ended, we crossed into Alberta, and Banff National Park began. We had been in this area before and our route today ...

... Calgary we headed towards the Canadian Rockies and into Banff National Park. Again the mountain peaks were outstanding and more grand ... enjoyed refreshments before our way back down. We followed up that hike by visiting the Banff Hot Springs that is open to the public and definitely used by many people. ... Couer D'Alene we stopped at Farragut State Park and camped near Lake Pend Orielle. This camp ...