During the Victoria Day long-weekend in May, 2003, a friend and I flew to Vancouver, spent several days there, drove through the BC interior, the Canadian Rockies and flew home from Calgary. The highlights of the trip included the Grouse Grind hike, Granville Room, ostrich fondue and other moments. Click here for the complete itinerary.
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Beautiful houses on Broadway St. Photo by Maisie Gan. |
Boat Museum at Kitsilano Park. Photo by Maisie Gan. |
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Lodging
Food
Night Life
Nature
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View from the top of Grouse Mountain. Photo by Maisie Gan. |
Skyride. Photo by Maisie Gan. |
It took us about a day to drive from Vancouver to Jasper. Because it wasn't the tourist season yet, there were few vehicles on the Trans Canada and other highways. We could stop the car in the middle of the road to snap a few pictures before continuing with our journey.
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Highway leading toward the mountains. Photo by Maisie Gan. |
Bighorn sheep.
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http://www.discoverjasper.com/
One of the prettiest lakes in the Rockies. Why was it still frozen in May?
We ended up spending the night at the HI Jasper hostel in a huge dorm room with about 25 bunk beds. |
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Athabasca Falls - 30 km south of Jasper. Photo by Maisie Gan. |
Johnston Canyon - Banff.
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The largest ice cap south of the Arctic cycle, the Columbia Icefield covers 325 sq. km. It can easily be spotted from the Icefield Parkway that connects Jasper to Banff...
Icefield Parkway Photo Gallery 1 Icefield Parkway Photo Gallery 2
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Columbia Icefield. |
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Photo by Maisie Gan. |
Across the lake are Mt. Victoria and the Victoria Glacier. The immediate left is Fairview Mountain.
Someone should've warned us that the lake would still be frozen over in late May. No wonder there were few cars along the Icefield Parkway.
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Food
Points of Interest
Lodging
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We drove into town at around 6 pm. Even though it was a week night, the downtown area was totally deserted. Ended up driving by University of Calgary campus and Canada Olympic Park quickly.
I visited Edmonton during a separate trip in February, 2004. It's the capital city of Alberta and a gateway to Jasper National Park (only 4 hours away).
Points of Interest - West Edmonton Mall The world's largest shopping centre. Easily accessible via public transit.
Points of Interest - Whyte Ave. (Old Strathcona) Interesting shops only several blocks south of University of Alberta.
Lodging - Coast Edmonton Plaza Friendly staff, free shuttle service within the downtown area. |
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