Canada

This post is part of the ongoing “Ultimate Road Trip” series. To read more about the places visited or the experiences had, simply click on the post description below. Cheers! Earlier this…

Earlier this year, I took an awe-inspiring road trip to the Northern Rocky Mountains. This trip required a one-way international car rental between the Canada and the United States. What You Need…

Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada, and the surrounding Canadian National Parks are world-renowned for their mountains, rivers and lakes, glaciers, and wildlife. Yet, they are also leading the world in something…

I awoke early in Pincher Creek, inhaled my free breakfast, then drove 35 minutes south to the final Canadian National Park on my epic Parks Canada Discovery Pass tour, Waterton Lakes National Park (a UNESCO…

  Review: Heritage Inn, Pincher Creek (Alberta, Canada): After my adventures in Yoho National Park and Kootenhay National Park, it was a long but pretty drive to Pincher Creek from Radium Hot…

After Yoho National Park, the next park on my Parks Canada Discovery Pass quest was Kootenay National Park, also in British Columbia. Driving To Kootenay National Park: During my visit to the Canadian…

Welcome To Yoho National Park! After a great couple days maximing my free Parks Canada Discovery Pass by driving through Jasper National Park and hiking in Banff National Park, the next Canadian…

The day in Banff National Park thus far had been amazing. The weather was great for hiking Johnston Canyon and Moraine Lake. I was hoping the weather would hold for another hike…

The Johnston Canyon hike was beautiful and invigorating and, after a brief lunch in the town of Lake Louise, it was now time to drive to Moraine Lake for an early afternoon…

After an early morning start in Canmore, followed by a self-guided walking tour of the Fairmont Banff Springs (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), I still had time to get in a mid-morning hike. And…

My first full day in Banff National Park started with a large breakfast and a lot of coffee at the Holiday Inn Canmore. It would be hard to top the previous day’s…

Having spent the previous night at the wonderful Hinton Holiday Inn Express & Suites just outside of Jasper National Park, I made my way back down south to the outskirts of Banff…

Have you gotten your free Parks Canada Discovery Pass yet? I was lucky enough to get one earlier this year and I’ve had the opportunity to see five amazing Canadian National Parks:…

The Athabasca Falls Trail: Located about 32km south of the town of Jasper (in Jasper National Park), the Athabasca Falls Trail is an easy 1km out and back trail. The entrance lies just…

After an incredible experience walking on the Athabasca Glacier, it was time to hop back on a bus for the 6km (5 minute) drive up the Icefields Parkway to the next stop…

Welcome to Jasper National Park! After leaving Calgary for Banff, and then heading up the Icefields Parkway (Highway 93) into Jasper National Park (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), I had finally arrived…

Note: This post covers only the driving portion of the Icefields Parkway. Subsequent posts will feature The Columbia Icefield, The Glacier Skywalk, and Athabasca Falls.  Canada Highway 93: The Icefields Parkway is the…

Hinton Holiday Inn Express & Suites: The Redemption The first IHG Hotel that I redeemed on my Canadian Rockies trip was the Hinton Holiday Inn Express & Suites. I got a pretty sweet…

Welcome to the M Club Lounge Calgary! About the M Club Lounge: Located in the Calgary Marriott Downtown Hotel in Calgary, Canada, the Marriott website notes the M Club Lounge is the…

Having waved to my friends on “the playa” at Burning Man 2017, it was now officially time to kick-off my next adventure, the Canadian Rockies. Welcome to Canada! This was my first…