 The Icefield Parkway is the scenic highway connecting Banff National Park with Jasper National Park. And as far as scenic roadways go, the Icefield Parkway is tops. You’ll never have a long drive that is so enjoyable. Seriously – unless you are afraid of a little bit of heights and a whole lot of snow-covered mountains and magical blue-green lakes and even glaciers and maybe even some wildlife sightings. Read more on Make time for the Icefield Parkway during your Canadian Rockies vacation…  With so many sites along one of the most scenic stretches of road in the world, the Icefield Parkway is a must while vacationing in Jasper National Park or Banff National Park. Read more on Photo of the Day: Icefield Parkway near Athabasca Glacier…  The white-crowned sparrow is quite common throughout North America and you’ve probably seen them many times if you are from Canada or the USA. If not, you’ll get a chance to see them in the Canadian Rockies. Read more on A White-crowned Sparrow in Jasper National Park…  Today’s photo of the day was taken near the summit on the Sulphur Skyline Trail in Jasper National Park. I highly recommend hiking the trail and then soaking in Miette Hot Springs afterward. Read more on Hikers on Sulphur Skyline Trail – Photo of the Day…  These photos are of a black bear casually nibbling on plants along the roadside in Banff National Park. I was very lucky to spot this character on the Bow Valley Parkway near Banff townsite. Read more on A Black Bear Having a Bad Hair Day in Banff National Park…  These 2 photos are part of a series of photos I took on a cloudy day while atop The Whistlers Mountain near the Jasper Tramway upper terminal. At one point, as I hiked up towards the summit, I looked down and the Jasper Tramway upper terminal was covered with clouds.  Today’s photo is of an impressive pair of elk in Banff National Park. These 2 elk fellows were walking along the Bow Valley Parkway 1A, a less traveled road that parallels Highway 1 from Banff townsite to Lake Louise Village. Read more on Elk along Bow Valley Parkway in Banff National Park – Photo of the Day…  A bighorn sheep ewe and her lamb (child) feeding along Highway 16 (Yellowhead Highway) in Jasper National Park. In the background is Jasper Lake, which runs parallel to Highway 16. I was lucky to spot these 2 in the afternoon while on the way to Miette Hot Springs. Read more on Bighorn Sheep Ewe in Jasper National Park – Photo of the Day…  Today’s Photo of the Day is one of Pyramid Mountain on a cloudy day in Jasper National Park. From far away, the mountain looks a little like a pyramid. That’s how it got its name. |
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