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Day 12: Banff National Park - Lake Louise

Our day starts at 7 o'clock and after having breakfast we drive a few kilometers to Banff RV parking and look for the shuttle bus to Lake Louise. I assume that we have already...

Day 8: Jasper National Park

After visiting the two lakes of Mount Robson Provincial Park, Moos Lake and Yellowhead Lake, we leave the park and the province of British Columbia. Now we are in the province...

06.01.2020: The journey begins

After some last-minute excitement, as always, my alarm finally rang at 6 a.m. During a quick breakfast, I realized that my planned ICE train was canceled, of course. Luckily,...

9. Stop Calgary, Alberta

The 9th stop of my journey, Calgary in Alberta, was reached on Sunday noon. It is the fourth largest city in Canada. Even though many portals state that the city is not...

Edmonton City

On Sunday I flew to Edmonton. I had my accommodation on the outskirts of downtown, so I was close to the action. I wanted to visit the Muttart Conservatory, a botanical garden,...

Week 10 on the ranch

On Monday, Rob was already up early feeding all the horses before Tanya and I were up. After that, he went to visit his mother in Calgary, we saddled the horses and went for a...

Week 2 on the ranch

In the second week, everyday life returned. In the morning, we brought the mares back to the pasture with the young foals and mucked out the stalls. Tanya trained with the...

Canada Day 12 (1) - Jasper Skytram - Now or never!

Unfortunately, we had to say goodbye to our wonderful host family in Hinton today, as our journey took us to Banff. But first, we had breakfast together with the host family!...

Canada Day 11 (3) - Of Lakes and Beavers

On the way back from Maligne Lake, we come across Medicine Lake. We stop there for a quick photo stop. During the drive, we also notice that a large part of the surrounding...

Canada Day 11 (2) - Lots going on at Maligne Lake

You would think that Maligne Lake is near Maligne Canyon. However, it's actually about an hour's drive away! But the drive there is incredibly scenic. And they say there are a...

Jasper in den Rocky Mountains

Der Weg von Canmore nach Jasper war ein Gedicht. Wir fuhren den Glacier Highway entlang und kamen nach Lake Louise. Da kamen wir sehr früh an, um den Touristen etwas...

Banff

Such a beautiful little town, cold, hiking, first contact with wildlife and picturesque landscapes - Canada - we love you

Day 2 - Picking up the camper and off to Banff

At 10:15 this morning, we were picked up in Calgary by Fraserway and taken to our camper. Super service and hassle-free. Our home for the next few weeks is 7.5 meters long and...

Day 7 - 26.06.2024 Sulphur Mountain and via Icefield Parkway to Jasper

Today we got up at 5 a.m. because we had booked the 8:10 a.m. ride on the Banff Gondola and had to have breakfast and check out beforehand. There are also advantages to being...

Jasper National Park

About 5,000 people live here, there is no private property, everything is under nature protection. The few hotels here are very expensive, there is no public transportation. One...

Tag 17: Dinosaur Provincial Park

The sun wakes us up and almost all of the floods have disappeared. We catch up on the hikes that were not possible yesterday. Our tour starts through the badlands. We are the...

Off to Canmore and Glenbow Provincial Park!

On June 24th, we got our rental car and drove off to Canmore. We made a stop for a hike in Glenbow Provincial Park which was a way more beautiful landscape than I imagined....

Downtown of Calgary

Today I took the bus to Downtown. However, first I had to exchange a $5 bill for coins, as you can only pay the exact amount on the bus. After about half an hour of driving, the...

Canada Day 13 (3) - Hike at Lake Louise - Plain of Six Glaciers

After finally tearing ourselves away from our peaceful spot, we continued towards the 'Plain of Six Glaciers'. This stage of our hike would take another 5 kilometers until we...

Canada Day 13 (2) - Hiking at Lake Louise - Lake Agnes

Just 800 meters further up the mountain was Lake Agnes, our next destination. Along the short path, there were again magnificent views and even a small waterfall to admire. When...

Canada Day 13 (1) - Hiking at Lake Louise - Mirror Lake

Hard to believe, we have been here for 2 weeks now and this was our first real hiking day. We have been walking a lot and doing some hiking, but always on relatively short...

Canada Day 12 (5) - Icefields Parkway - Beautiful Landscapes, Bow Lake, and Arrival in Canmore

I still couldn't get over the sight of the impressive glacier as we continued our journey along the Icefields Parkway. Of course, the beauty of the surrounding landscape didn't...

Banff National Park and Icefield Parkway

Now we have traveled through the Rockies for a few weeks and want to share the most beautiful moments with you. From Yoho National Park, we went to Lake Louise. Quick stop at...

Sexsmith 26.01. - 20.02.

...northern lights for the first time...

Day 3 - Banff

Today we started early 😊 Two Jack Lake, Banff Gondola - Sulphur Mountain, Bow Falls, Banff Town, and Minnewanka Lake were on the agenda. Right in front of our campsite, the bus...

Day 4 - 23.06.2024 Calgary Zoo and trip to Banff

We spontaneously decided to visit the Calgary Zoo, even though we knew it would be quite crowded on Sunday. For breakfast, Martin had organized baked goods from Tim Hortons from...

19.10. - 21.10.23 - Banff & Lake Louise

On October 19th send me to the airport, but we didn't want to take a flight, but rather to rent a car. After the struggle to move luggage, I found the right car company at the...

Jasper NP

We have settled in Jasper for the next few days to explore the associated national park on foot and by car. We were surrounded by breathtaking landscapes and had mostly great...