Tag: Alberta
Good Eats in Banff
Banff has always been a tourist town. Founded in the 1880s after the first transcontinental railroad stretched through the nearby Bow Valley, this popular resort town is home to numerous shops, restaurants & the ultra-popular Banff Gondola & the Banff Upper Hot Springs. I fell in love with downtown Banff, while B was a little…
Exploring the Columbia Icefields
About two hours north of Banff, after a drive on Icefields Parkway through the beautiful, rural scenery of Jasper National Park are the Columbia Icefields. The Icefields are home to eight glaciers & some of the highest peaks in all of the Canadian Rockies. It’s very barren for most of the drive – no cell phone…
Alberta Perfection
A few weeks ago, B & I spent some time in Alberta exploring Calgary & the Canadian Rockies. I was there to write a guide for Travel Alberta, but ended up falling madly in love with the area, especially Banff & Jasper National Parks. No sponsored, planned, tourism board promoted trip (as this one was) could match…
