Rockies (Canada)

...on our way to the ROCKIES couldn't believe we were there. First thing was a stop at the local supermarket, to stock up on all our food, then off we went. The first thing I remember were the roads were so big and wide mind everything is big out there, So we headed out on the Trans-Canada Highway to Banff, which was going to be our first stop. The mountains were tiny when we started off, but just got bigger and bigger, it was unbelievable. Once ...
...on Tunnel Mountain, which cost us around $22 per night which is nothing really. The only thing I found with the RV if you wanted to go any where you had to take this whacking great big thing into town, if I went again I would have a 4x4 and a trailer at least you can unhitch and leave the trailer at the camp site, but anyway off into town we went. I was in my eliment, the only way I can describe it, is it is exactly like the town out of Dante's ...

Maxlarndison 14.12.2006 (29.03.2007) · Read full review
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...to make up the Canadian Rockies wilderness area. The largest of these are Jasper and Banff National Parks. The Rockies are a magnet to large numbers of tourists both summer and winter. In winter the skiing is said to be incomparable, with deep powder snow and vast areas of unbroken runs. Having had a hip replaced a couple of years ago, I probably have to resign myself to the fact that my skiing days are behind me. I must admit a pang of regret that ...
...of tourists flock to the Rockies to take in the spectacular scenery. Day trips into the area are impractical because of its size and distance from anywhere. There are a sizeable percentage who choose to stay in RV’s (or camper vans to us Brits) for which there are areas set aside out in the park, but the majority will end up spending their evenings in the two largest towns, Jasper and Banff. The two towns are almost three hundred kilometres apart, ...

cwestern 09.08.2007 (06.08.2007) · Read full review
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The Canadian Rockies are one of my favourite places in the world. They rank up there with Victoria Falls and the Norwegien Fjords for sheer beauty. I spent two weeks there is 1994. The first week in Jasper was spent exploring the local mountains and lakes. Each day we headed out ulong a different road. The area is a photographers paradise. We were there in September when in the evening elk would wander round the town. At two different sites near ...
...Heading down the main road to Banff for the second week we pass close by a glacier. There are organised bus tours that drive you over the glacier top. The wheels of the bus are higher than a person! Banff is the most famous town and I spent a week there too. The town sits in magnificent mountain scenery with hot springs close by and the Banff Springs Hotel (Chateaux???) in the hillside. During summer the town is a riot of flowers which were starting ...

tomrhodes 17.08.2000 · Read full review
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