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Travel guides, information, photographs, and stories about Canada, including Toronto and the Canadian Rocky Mountain parks.
Red Rock Canyon has long been a favorite area for hiking in Waterton Lakes National Park. The trip detailed here occurred in 2014, years before wildfires swept through the park. Today the forest in this Read More …
We stayed two nights in Waterton Lakes National Park, booking accommodations in Waterton at the Bear Mountain Motel. While there is nothing luxurious about it, Bear Mountain is a bargain in the Canadian Rockies. Like Read More …
Waterton Lakes National Park is the Canadian portion of the Waterton Lakes-Glacier International Peace Park. It is easy to visit the park as part of a trip to Glacier National Park to the south. Located Read More …
Beauty Creek Trail in Canada’s Jasper National Park offers a short, easy hike along a scenic mountain stream. There’s a waterfall at the end (Stanley Falls), but the walk is worthwhile even if you don’t Read More …
The national parks of the Canadian Rockies are stunningly beautiful. They are also laced with trails that allow visitors of all levels of athleticism to get off the highway and step right into that gorgeous Read More …
Maligne Lake Road runs along the Maligne River between Medicine and Maligne lakes in Canada’s Jasper National Park. It’s a pretty river, especially where huge boulders unexpectedly sprout from the rapids. I particularly like the 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 Canadian Rockies spill over the Continental Divide along the border between British Columbia. It is an area rich in scenery and in parks that allow visitors to enjoy that scenery. My July 2014 trip Read More …
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 …
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 …