Banff – Alberta, Canada Explore the History of the Canadian Rockies Banff National Park is famous for its natural wonder: from the snow capped peaks of the Rocky Mountains to the natural hot springs. In Banff you’re greeted by the majesty of nature at every turn. While you’re exploring the great outdoors, why not experience Banff’s cultural…
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Landscape Photo Tip: Keep those horizons straight
Today’s landscape photography tip is a basic one, but one that seems to constantly be in need of refreshing for many photographers when they hit the Canadian Rockies. Don’t let your excitement make you forget the basics, so strive to keep your horizons straight on lake edges and shorelines, which you’ll find a lot of…
Spring Skiing in the Rockies
Spring skiing is sensational in the Canadian Rockies.
Hiking Lake Agnes, Lake Louise
The Lake Louise ski area is one of the best in Canada during winter but in summer, it is equally beautiful for biking, hiking and sightseeing.
Vacation in the Canadian Rockies
Vacation in Banff and Jasper Banff National Park, Alberta Mountain Man enjoys his fair share of fan mail and by fair share I mean one a month from my mum. Whether it be Rockies bound visitors looking for a recommendation on Banff Accommodation or what activities are best at certain times of year, I am…
Transport around the Canadian Rockies without a Car
Canadian Rockies Transport Banff National Park, Alberta I had taken buses between Banff and Jasper quite a few times when conditions were just too dangerous to take a poor excuse of a car like mine on a long journey through the Icefields. However, it wasn’t until yesterday when I had to meet a friend in…
Ski and Stay for Free on the Big3 Ski Hills
Banff National Park, Alberta After a phenomenal start to the season, the Big 3 Ski hills (Sunshine Village, Lake Louise and Norquay) have had a quiet week or two with bone chilling temperatures that are hovering around the minus ten thousand degrees temperatures. However, the cold snap is due to end with a bang tomorrow…
How to Spend One Day in Banff
Banff National Park, Alberta I recently had a friend passing through Banff for one day only much like an Elton John show. She had spent two weeks in Vancouver researching what to do when the Winter Olympics come around and then shamefully only one day in gorgeous Jasper and then this bombshell – only one…
The Icefields Parkway – the Worlds’ Best Drive
The Icefields Parkway, the Highway to Heaven Banff National Park, Alberta There is a big difference between being torn from your dreams by alarm clock early in the morning for work and waking to sit on a warm bus to view the best the Canadian Rockies have on offer. Now, to some 8:15am is a…
Road Tripping the Canadian Rockies
Banff to Lake Louise Banff National Park, Alberta How many km’s does it take to make a road trip? Does a trip to the corner shop make it a road trip or does it just make you lazy. Do you need to have a radio in your piece of crap car to make it a…