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Check-In/Check-Out: Jasper Park Lodge

Posted: 10/02/09 3:16PM
Filed Under: Canada Travel Guide AlbertaCheck-In/Check-OutHotelsRocky Mountains

Jasper Park Lodge
By Cloned Milkmen, Flickr.com

No place in the Canadian Rockies has a more fascinating history than the Jasper Park Lodge. A popular getaway for the rich and famous since the early 1900's, the Lodge also offers a rewarding vacation experience for the rest of us as well.

Experience an Urban Restaurant Safari

Posted: 06/15/09 12:05PM
Filed Under: A Guide to Canada's Best Road TripsCanada Travel Guide AlbertaDining road tripRocky Mountains

Stephen Avenue Calgary
Endlisnis, Flickr.com

Downtown Calgary’s Stephen Avenue has spawned blocks of fine dining establishments during the past five years as business travellers with hefty expense accounts sought new ways to satisfy their taste buds, as well as their clients.

A River Runs Through It, So Fish

Posted: 06/15/09 11:01AM
Filed Under: A Guide to Canada's Best Road TripsCanada Travel Guide Albertaroad tripRocky Mountains

Bow River
D'Arcy Norman, Flickr.com

The Bow River that runs through the city of Calgary is a blue-ribbon trout dream for fishermen (and fisherwomen). Amble down to the shore in Calgary and area and almost any time of the day during summer you’ll see someone in waders fly-fishing.

The Slush Cup Runneth Over

Posted: 06/09/09 11:47AM
Filed Under: A Guide to Canada's Best Road TripsCanada Travel Guide AlbertaFamily TravelMay Events and Festivalsroad tripRocky MountainsSporting Events

Slush Cup jumper
Paul Jerry, Flickr.com

The ski and snowboard season in the Rockies in Alberta always ends with a weekend party at Sunshine Village near Banff, a mountain resort that consistently has one of the longest seasons in North America.

Take a High-in-the-Sky Ride

Posted: 06/09/09 11:43AM
Filed Under: A Guide to Canada's Best Road TripsCanada Travel Guide AlbertaFamily Travelroad tripRocky MountainsSightseeing

Gondola
Drew And Merissa, Flickr.com

The Banff Gondola at the top of Sulphur Mountain in Banff National Park takes you to elevated view decks and interpretive displays within eight minutes.

Scaling the Vancouver Skyline

Posted: 06/03/09 4:25PM
Filed Under: A Guide to Canada's Best Road TripsCanada Travel Guide British Columbiaroad tripRocky MountainsVancouver

Crown mountain
Tim Gage, Flickr.com

Looking from Vancouver, any mountain climber’s eye is naturally drawn to the highest point on the North Shore skyline, the craggy point of Crown Mountain. Nestled just to the east and a shade lower is a camel-shaped gendarme with a distinct hump and head, appropriately named, “The Camel”.

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