Lake Minnewanka & Lower Bankhead Ghost Town
Beautiful Lake Minnewanka is the largest lake in the Canadian Rockies. It's 28 kilometers long (17 miles), and 142 meters…
Banff National Park: Cascade Falls
From Canmore, the town of Banff isn't far away, only about 25 kilometers, or 15 miles. Along the way, you'll…
Grassi Lakes Trail, Canmore
You only have to glance at the parking lot, to see that the Grassi Lakes Trail is one of the…
Spray Valley & Bow Valley Parks, near Canmore
As I drove through downtown Canmore, I couldn't take my eyes off the surrounding mountains. In particular, one pass caught…
Canmore, Alberta
Canmore has come a long way from its rustic roots as a coal mining town. Nowadays, downtown Canmore is just…
From Calgary to the Mountains
Day 2 began with sun in Calgary, but the clouds were building in the mountains. It was the beginning of…
Calgary Tower
The Calgary Tower is impossible to miss on the city skyline, and it's just as difficult to pass up a…
Exploring Calgary, Alberta
After getting off the plane at YYC (Calgary's airport, which is just north of downtown), I got my rental car,…
Traveling to Canada: What You Need To Know
Let's Go To Canada! But before the trip... I've taken a lot of road trips around the United States, but…
Hiking on Mount Hood: Magic Mile Skyride, Timberline Lodge
Hiking up a hill to a nice viewpoint is fun. But if you can get to a nice viewpoint without…