Considered the most scenic highway in North America, the Icefields Parkway winds through gorgeous mountain peaks, glaciers, and along more lakes than you’d think possible. The most spectacular site along this road is the Athabascan Glacier and the Icefields it is part of. Named after these icefields, the Parkway starts off the Trans-Canada Highway just […]
Using Canmore as a base during one of our vacations in Banff National Park, we drove through the park daily. After exploring the Bow River Parkway, and the vicinity of Banff town and Lake Louise, we set off on a road trip on the Icefields Parkway. We planned to drive to the Columbia Icefields before
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Just outside Banff National park’s boundaries, Canmore is close enough to the Park to drive in daily, but still away from the main tourist zone. It is our choice to stay every time we visit the Park. Besides being a gateway to the park, the town itself is quaint and unique enough to warrant a
From the moment we first set eyes on the mountain peaks, lakes, rivers, glaciers in Banff National Park, it became one of our favorite places, with some of our favorite hiking trails. Since then, we’ve been returning every few years, adding more sites to our itinerary. Established in 1885 as a National Park, Banff is
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A slower paced entrance into Banff National Park, the Bow River Parkway parallels to the Trans-Canada Highway between Banff and Lake Louise. This 30-miles-long narrow, winding road offers not only a slower pace, but plenty of opportunities for scenic stops, hiking, and wildlife viewing. Though it’s been a few years since out last visit, we
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