The massive Columbia Icefield is the highlight of the spectacular Icefields Parkway, a driving route of 230 kilometres between Lake Louise and Jasper in the Canadian Rockies. Encompassing parts of Banff and Jasper National Parks, you can see seven major glaciers and around 25 smaller ones along the way. Things really get interesting about half way along where glacier tongues extending from the Columbia Icefield… Read moreExploring the Columbia Icefields
Approaching Dinosaur Provincial Park in southeast Alberta, we come to a valley rim where the land suddenly drops into a vast expanse of spectacular badlands, the largest anywhere in Canada. The park was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in part because of the landscape, but also because it has the world’s largest deposits of dinosaur fossils from the Late Cretaceous period – about… Read moreHoodoo Hunting in Dinosaur Provincial Park
One of our favourite things to do in the Rockies, and in Jasper National Park in particular, is photograph the elk rut in the fall, with late September and early October being prime time. Ear-piercing bugling echoes through the forest and valleys, as bull elk try to attract females and announce their presence. The bulls are busily rounding up their harems, while keeping an eye… Read moreElk Rut at Jasper National Park
It’s almost a cliche to refer to an “iconic scene” or a “Kodak moment”, but in the case of Jasper National Park’s Spirit Island, both descriptions are a perfect fit. In the 1940s the Kodak company sent photographer Peter Gales to get images to promote Kodak film. One shot he took was of a tiny island in Jasper’s Maligne Lake. The photo was enlarged to… Read morePhotographing Jasper’s Spirit Island
The Cabot Trail on Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Island ranks among the most scenic drives in North America. While only about 300 kilometres long, it packs in an incredible amount of variety, with breathtaking coastal scenery on both the east and west coasts, forests, picturesque valleys, and Canada’s largest inland sea. A third of the route winds through Cape Breton Highlands National Park. The… Read morePhotographing Cape Breton’s Spectacular Cabot Trail
Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Highlands National Park boasts spectacular scenes around every corner, and the best way to experience this wonderful part of the country is to hit some of the trails. The park lists 26 hiking trails, but here are three nice ones to give you a taste. One is fairly easy and short, another is moderately easy, and the third might require some… Read moreThree Great Hikes in Cape Breton Highlands National Park
