Quote: Calgary Zoo is the second largest zoo (and among the oldest) in Canada. It occupies a large area to the east of the city centre on and around an island on the river Bow. The zoo's collection includes around 300… Read More

Quote: Once a year, the city of Calgary comes alive and celebrates its western heritage through a ten day, massive rodeo-meets-fair called the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede. This is the place to embrace your inner… Read More

Quote: While in Calgary, we attended two Calgary Flames hockey games. The Flames play out of the Pengrowth Saddledome (555 Saddledome Rise SE Calgary). There is some parking around the stadium and public transit nearby… Read More

Quote: The Banff Gondola is located at Sulphur Mountain, which is about 5 minutes from downtown Banff. The eight-minute ride to the top gives a breathtaking view of the area. It is not cheap—about $20 each—so in… Read More

Quote: WE WATCH THE WILDLIFE AND THEY WATCH US: The Miette Hot Springs are Jasper Park’s contribution to relaxation in the Rockies. They are located about an hour’s drive east of the Jasper townsite via Highway 16 and… Read More

Quote: The 65 Mounties of 'F' troop, clad in bright scarlet jackets, rode their horses in single file cautiously across the Bow River. The trek across the prairie from Ottawa had been arduous and it showed on their… Read More

Quote: The tain ride though the mountains. The history of the Fraser River and the thompson and how they developed the area. The following of telegraph lines along the river and then the train. This opens up west Canada… Read More

Quote: One of our desires while visiting the Canadian Rockies was to see some wildlife we don't often encounter. As much as we hated it, we simply had to do the stupid tourist thing and look for those charismatic… Read More

Quote: Take a 2,500 mile road trip, combine it with a 49-year-old spine, and add a couple of nights spent sleeping in a tent. You’ve got the classic ingredients for a whopper of a backache, and by our second day in… Read More

Quote: We drove from Jasper across the Great Divide into British Columbia on Highway 16. Who could resist driving across something called the Yellowhead Pass? The highway itself is called the Yellowhead Highway. The… Read More