Some photos from our Canadian trip

The Rockies

Banff, looking down the main street

On top of the Rockies - we found many squirrels (also chipmunks)

Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Alberta (with Denise)

The Mirror Lake in Banff National Park (near Lake Louise)

The Columbian Icefields, Athabasca Glacier, in Jasper National Park (on our way to Jasper)

Other oddments

Rodeo exhibition at The Western Heritage Centre, Cochrane, Alberta

We also saw a Grizzly Bear, but didn't have time to photograph it before it ran away

Interesting brochures which we found:

Calgary

• Udderly Art - A guide to the location of all the painted cows in Calgary. They're great!
• Calgary Tower which is 190.8 metres tall and has 802 steps!
• Glenbow Museum Art Gallery - just outside Calgary Tower.
• Museum of the Regiments.
• Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology at Drumheller.
• Drumheller Dinosaur Adventure - HammerHead Scenic Tours.
• Calgary Attractions. There were lots of discount coupons in this brochure!
• Brewster Sightseeing - Calgary and the Canadian Rockies.
• Discover Rocky View. Visitor's Guide.
• Fort Calgary Historic Park.
• Calgary Zoo, Botanical Garden and Prehistoric Park.
• Niitsitapi - the "Real People".
• Village in the city Kensington.
• IMAX Theatre.
• Canada Olympic Park.
• Race City Motorsport Park.
• Kart World - fun for kids of all ages.
• The Skydive ranch.
• Calaway Park. Just for fun.
• 2 Bears started as an ice cream parlour with a Teddy Bear theme.

Cochrane

• Cochrane Ranche Historic Site Trail Guide - interesting walk to
• The Western Heritage Centre, Cochrane. Only 15 minutes west of Calgary.

Canmore

• Hot Glass. Flux Glassworks International Inc.
• Rainbow Riders Adventure Tours. White water refting.
• Rafting Adventures with Inside out Experience.
• Boundary Ranch ... in the Kananaskis Country.

Banff

• The Banff/Lake Louise tourist map.
• Discover Banff Tours. A 4 hour guided tour of the outskirts of the town on which we saw our grizzly bear.
• Lake Minnewanka Boat Tours. Just 15 minutes from Banff. We saw this whilst we did out Bus Tour of Banff.
• Cave and Basin. You really must visit this.
• Banff Upper Hot Springs - well worth a visit, and a bathe.
• Lake Louise in Banff National Park at the foot of the Sulphur Mountain and the start of the Sightseeing Gondola.
• Sulphur Mountain Gondola in Banff National Park. "Catch a lift to the top of the world". (We walked down!)
• Trail rides. Holiday on horseback.
• Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies.
• Canada House Gallery, Banff.
• Panorama Mountain Village.
• Rocky Mountain rafting at Kicking Horse River.

Columbia Icefields

• The Columbia Icefields in the Athabasca Glacier - see above.

Jasper

• Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park which we visited on our first day to Jasper. If you want to see the animals, the evening is best time to visit, but drive slowly, they may be on the roadside. We saw quite a few Moose.
• Jasper Tramway. Gaze over six mountain ranges.
• Casual Walks in Jasper National Parks.
• Guided Tours. Jasper Adventure Centre.
• Historic Float Trips in the heart of the Rockies.
• Walks and Talks - Jasper Guided hikes.

Almost the U.S.A.

• Waterton Lakes National Park Sightseeing Tour with Brewsters.
• Remington-Alberta Carriage Centre, Cardston.