travel beyond the obvious
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 …
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 …
The end of our vacation is near; today is our last day in Canada. It is a driving day: down the Icefields Highway (stopping to hike at Beauty Creek), through Banff and Kootenay (stopping to Read More …
We drive all 143 miles of the Icefields Parkway while clouds and rain play tag with the sun. Finally tagged, the clouds obscure the mountain peaks and play hide and seek with glaciers, while the Read More …
Lake O’Hara is stunning enough that we didn’t feel bad about not making it all the way to the Lake Oesa overlook. More Rocky Mountain Summer Notes and Snapshots Heart of the Canadian Rockies
A visit to Thundering Takakkaw Falls is followed by a return to Moraine Lake and a late lunch at Truffle Pigs. It’s another perfect day. More Rocky Mountain Summer Notes and Snapshots Heart of the Read More …
We visit a natural bridge that has become a waterfall and glowing green Emerald Lake (and Hector, Peyto, and Bow lakes too), all the while traveling under the watchful gaze of the icy cold glaciers. Read More …
We awake late (its 8 a.m. already); load the car, check out of lovely Storm Mountain, and hurry up to Johnston Canyon as dark skies hang above us. A tour bus follows us into the Read More …
We get a late start on another hazy morning as fires burn elsewhere in the mountains. There are hoodoos in Banff, but only a couple. The Bow Valley Parkway is more interesting, even if our Read More …
We are taking a little trip to the northern Rocky Mountains this summer. It’s a trip we’ve talked about for a long time, but one that we really got excited about after our time in Read More …
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 …
It’s been a couple years since we’ve been in Victoria, British Columbia. Next time we visit, we’ll find a striking addition to the university’s campus — the First Peoples House academic and cultural center.It’s a Read More …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Time to move along. The Queen of Saanich, part of the BC Ferries fleet, is transporting us from the city of Vancouver to the city of Victoria on Vancouver Island. The ferry is nearly empty, Read More …