Posted by: admin on: February 23, 2012
Written by Travel Alberta I needed a vacation that wasnt going to take much time, something that would deliver a punch strong enough to knock the clinging, weeklong haze of too much work off my hunched shoulders. I could travel swiftly from Calgary to the Rocky Mountains, but that wasnt going to do it. I [...]
Posted by: admin on: February 19, 2012
Written by Travel Alberta Their books are not your typical Alberta guidebooks http//www.ranchcanadianrockies.com/stories/how-the-west-was-won /, littered with service details and predictable scenic drives through Banff National Park. Both their books do indeed cover roadtrips but the scenery tends to focus on groaning boards around the province. However, this specific report zooms in on big cities exactly [...]
Posted by: admin on: February 4, 2012
Written by Travel Alberta The best way to absorb Watertons many landscapes and spy its wild inhabitants is to trek the Carthew-Alderson Trail. This 11 mile 19 km day-hike ascends far above treeline and offers up some of the parks best views from Carthew Summit see Albertas pancake prairies unrolling to the east, Glacier National [...]
Posted by: admin on: January 23, 2012
Written by Travel Alberta Their books are not your typical Alberta guidebooks http//www.ranchcanadianrockies.com/stories/how-the-west-was-won /, littered with service details and predictable scenic drives through Banff National Park. Both their books do indeed cover roadtrips but the scenery tends to focus on groaning boards around the province. However, this specific report zooms in on big cities exactly [...]
Posted by: admin on: January 9, 2012
Written by Travel Alberta Like hiring a guide to trek the Inca Trail in Peru, or signing up for a guided safari in Africa, it pays to have a trained local point you in the right direction, keep you out of harms way, and show you the areas secret treasures. After all, if youre traveling [...]
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