Blogs from National Parks, Canada, North America

So I have decided to copy Lyndal and go by days so as to not confuse myself. Day 6 saw us on the way in our luxury dodge red and white cars to the Athabasca glacier. Bear spotting was the order of the day and yes we did see one. We also had a deer run out in front of us. Lucy was fake sleeping in our car or hiccuping. We think she is either allergic to Canada or drinking on the side. Lacey had the count at 5 hiccups. Speaking of Lacey she too like the fancy cars and decided to put my seat warmer on whilst I was asleep I woke up thinking I was having a hot flush. We arrived at the ice fields and were transported by bus to the bottom of ... read more

Well, I wanted to see the mountains again. I was able to combine labor day with a week off work to take a road trip up to Banff national park with my girlfriend, Elise. We primarily would do simple day trips to hike and see glaciers, lakes and mountains, and the scenery was phenomenal. This posting is a bit late, so it may take some time for me to remember some more of the details. Overall, it was a great trip, and the 27 hour drive (one way) is not for the faint of heart. ... read more

Hello Folks. Wapusk National Park never ceases to amaze us! The amazing emptiness and vast waterlogged areas of lakes and tundra pools are amazing to see from the air! We have been lucky enough to have had the opportunities to fly over the park several times this summer and being able to see bears, belugas and caribou from the comfort of a Turbo Beaver. The landscapes are breathtaking! Wapusk means "White Bear" in the Cree language. The park is so named because it protects one of the world's largest known polar bear denning areas. There were a lot of bears in the park, especially at the Cape Churchill Area. The Cape is a haven for bears, most of them being large males! Here is a wee snippet of the park from the air. D + T. ... read more

Ok this is really late for anyone who expected a regular blog schedule, for those who didn't (people who have spent longer than 30 minutes in my company) this really hasn't come as much of a shock to anyone. I was repeating my previous blog types to get these up to date but instead as I'm running low on time and Internet activity this shall just become such a mash up of items and ideas from the past week. First I would like to thank Banff as I am leaving it tomorrow, all the people at the Juniper and anyone who worked for parks Canada who I shall be seeing again in the future. So where to start. The last week has included some very memorable moments, from black bears with young cubs to ice fields ... read more

We spent a week in the Rocky Mountains after the Calgary Stampede, sometime from about the 18th (?) July – Banff, Yoho and Jasper sections. After exploring the townsite of Banff (including all 4 or 5 fudge/candy stores!), skulking around the Banff Springs Hotel, checking out the Bow River Falls and the Hoodoos, we headed for the Bow Valley Parkway. Here we spotted our first elk of the journey.... as the heavens opened up and thoroughly started soaking us! The rain was relentless for the next day or so. We checked out Johnson Canyon and all the interpretive signs along the parkway (surely taking photos of these counts as business research so I can claim parks entry fees on tax right?). We fought RV’s galore for a site at the Lake Louise campground, then headed up ... read more