The magic of fall in Whistler, Canada
Whistler, Canada, is best known as a winter ski destination. But this British Columbia mountain village offers activities throughout the year — and fall in Whistler is a particularly good time to visit.
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Hiking Lake O’Hara, Canada
The Canadian Rockies are among the most breathtakingly beautiful place I’ve seen. And, while there is more than enough spectacular scenery to go around, the area around Lake O’Hara in Canada’s Yoho National Park is Read More …
The Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks: More stinkin’ beautiful lakes than you can shake a hiking pole at
I thought some of you might be interested in my general impression of the Canadian Rocky Mountain parks (primarily Banff, Jasper, and Yoho), which can be summarized thus: It’s one stinking beautiful lake after another. Read More …
A Rocky Mountain summer in Montana and Canada: Daily notes and snapshots
We are taking a little trip to the northern Rocky Mountains this summer. With visits to Glacier National Park in Montana and Canadian parks including Waterton Lakes, Banff, Yoho, and Jasper. It’s a trip we’ve Read More …
Memorable Travel Moments: A Jewel of a Garden in Victoria, British Columbia (2007)
After spending the morning exploring the garden extravaganza that is Butchart Gardens, I went in search of some of Victoria’s lesser-known gardens. That became a frustrating exercise. So frustrating that I almost gave up before Read More …
Pacific Northwest Details 2007
The idea behind this trip was to combine a long over-due visit with my college roommate in Seattle and a Vancouver art gallery tour. Since we were visiting in spring, we added Victoria on Vancouver Read More …
Ferry crossing between Vancouver Island and Seattle
Last night we had dinner at the amazing Café Brio. It started off as the perfect evening, excellent food and wine in a lovely, romantic place. Unfortunately, on about the second bite of his lamb Read More …
Abkhazi Garden in Victoria, Vancouver Island
My plan is to cut over to the coast and then follow the scenic route down to the next garden on my list.I am not particularly successful at this. When I can find it, the Read More …
Butchart Gardens in Victoria on Vancouver Island
I chose to come to Vancouver Island because I wanted to visit Butchart Gardens when the flowering plants were in their spring glory, so I ignore the swollen gray skies, say goodbye to Lane (he Read More …
Victoria, British Columbia
Even though I pretty much set the itinerary for this trip, I am not real excited about returning to Victoria itself. I recall it being too cutesy British in a fake way that quickly grew Read More …