Travelogues Alberta

ENVIRONMENT Black Cat Ranch + Jasper National Park and Lake Louise

If we thought we got up early yesterday to be at the Athabasca Glacier before the tourists, we surpassed ourselves today: The alarm clock rang at 6 o'clock so that we could...

To get ahead of all the tourists around the Athabasca Glacier, you have to get up early, and since our accommodation was about 50 km away, that meant getting up even earlier......

... and the groundhog greets forever ... As it should be: of course, it rained again this morning and the low-hanging clouds blocked the view upwards ... After a breakfast in...

This week I finally got to ride again. I mostly rode a little mare, Jenny, who is not a school horse. She didn't like it when many different people rode her and different...

The 5th week was a bit quieter. We had a lot of time to do small tasks. For example, on Monday afternoon and Wednesday morning, I spent 3 hours each on my red Ferrari, the...

Our day started today at 02:30 AM. Our goal for today: Moraine Lake. Months ago we booked two tickets for the Alpine Shuttle Bus for this day. This year for the first time, it...

Today we had sunshine all day. We took advantage of this and set off towards Maligne Canyon early in the morning. On the way there we saw some elk again along and on the roads. ...

I spent the last long day in the national park packing, visiting Medicine Lake and Maligne Canyon, and then driving back towards Banff. I was on the road from 7 in the morning...

Minnewanka Spirit & camping

10 days from east to west. It took 5400 kilometers and almost all provinces of Canada until we reached our first major destination, Jasper National Park. In Jasper National...

The day starts with rain. I don't feel well either. So we need until 11:30 am to finally get going. Today we have a hike in the Valley of five lakes on the agenda. Only 8 km...

Yes, I know, what is coming here is probably a little less interesting for the male readers. At least that's what you think... ;)Actually, shopping in Edmonton fascinated me so...

In Calgary, I stayed with my friend Nick, whom I know from Newfoundland. With a population of 1.2 million, it is the largest city in the province of Alberta. From here, you can...

What should have been a summery week was heavily obscured. The strong wildfires in northern Alberta covered the sky with smoke. At first glance, it looked like the sky was...

With approximately -12 degrees in the night, it was very cold up in Jasper. After a hot night in my car (all liquids were frozen), I was happy to go back home for a few days in...

What a...

I'm running out of superlatives for this beautiful and diverse country. Today I drove the Icefields Parkway to the Athabasca Glacier. The entire road is 230 kilometers long and...

Today I continued...

I remembered that no date had been mentioned for a while. Arrival in Calgary was on November 15th and was planned until November 20th. This means you can settle in somewhat...

The next few days passed more or less slowly, as we had to do rather boring work: this included painting, cleaning the stables, and sweeping the halls. Everything to make the...

Today my day started at half past 5, because I wanted to secure a parking space at one of the most popular lakes here in the national park. Said and done. Still a bit rumpled...

Morning glory, mountains, cute animals

On our first day in Jasper (19th July), we went sportclimbing to the Lost Boys crag. Fun story: the name actually origins from some guys getting lost on their search for another...

Icefield

When I arrived in Calgary, it was very rainy and cool. However, by mid-week, it became friendlier again and the sun came back. I had a cozy week in Calgary. I visited Fort...

In July, summer still hadn't arrived here in Bonnyville. It didn't rain as much as last week, but it was mostly cloudy and cool. My day started by feeding hay to the client...

After yesterday's relaxing day, we hit the road again early today. This time we only had about 100 km to cover: from Canmore to Calgary. Under a bright blue sky with a fantastic...

On Monday and Tuesday, we did a lot of gardening work. In the morning, we first covered a mare, then went riding, and then into the garden. We made some progress with the...

After just a few hundred meters from the train station to the hostel, it was clear to me: I like it here!