Category: Canada 2015
Victoria Harbour Cruise and Fisherman’s Wharf
Victoria is, like Vancouver, a beautiful port town. Smaller, but with a lot of charm. The walking path goes along the harbor and a lot of people were strolling, looking at small stands selling food and some artisanal items and hopping on boats. The… Continue Reading “Victoria Harbour Cruise and Fisherman’s Wharf”
Laundry @ Hope Campground
After all the traveling we had a truck-load of laundry to do. We arrived at the Hope Campground and the first thing to do was laundry!
Mt. Robson and Lac le Jeune
We were leaving Jasper today for heading back to Vancouver (a total of 800km) and we were sad to leave Canada’s vast and wild national parks. Immediately after leaving Whistlers Campground, we noticed all the cars in front of us slowing down; There were… Continue Reading “Mt. Robson and Lac le Jeune”
2-day hike on Sky Line Trail, Jasper (Day 2)
Click here to read day 1 Day 2 After a copious breakfast, the steep ascent to the Notch (2’510 m) awaited us. The last part of the climb was 45-degree up, and we struggled over snowfields and gravels, while stones and gravels were falling… Continue Reading “2-day hike on Sky Line Trail, Jasper (Day 2)”
2-day Hike on Sky Line Trail, Jasper (Day 1)
Sky Line Trail, Jasper National Park – Beautiful, but very, very long! Overall Distance: 49km / Hiking: 11h20 / Total Ascent: 1’680m / Total Descent: 2’230m / Feet in pain: 4 The Sky Line Trail is one of the most classic backcountry hikes in… Continue Reading “2-day Hike on Sky Line Trail, Jasper (Day 1)”
Valley of Five Lakes, Jasper National Park
Shades of Green After hanging out at the Whistler Campground in the morning, we set for a short hike in the Valley of Five Lakes, a little outside of Jasper. Its pristine lakes with amazingly different shades of green came into view one after… Continue Reading “Valley of Five Lakes, Jasper National Park”
Banff to Jasper
After spending five days in Banff, we left this stunning national park for the next one, Jasper. Today’s highlight was the road which connects two national parks: The 280km long Icefields Parkway. On both sides of this parkway the majestic peaks of mountains continued… Continue Reading “Banff to Jasper”
Mega campground (1’100 sites!)
Banff National Park Can you imagine camping at a humongous 1’100+ campsites? We couldn’t – until we did. The Tunnel Mountain Campground in Banff is almost like a town in itself, with wide crossroads, a ring road around it, street names and districts –… Continue Reading “Mega campground (1’100 sites!)”
Beautiful but sooo busy Johnston Canyon
Banff National Park Our first destination of today was Johnston Canyon. It had narrow canyon paths and two waterfalls. The powerful water is gushing through and carving the canyon. It was beautiful and reminded us of the Doubs canyon in Switzerland, but with a… Continue Reading “Beautiful but sooo busy Johnston Canyon”
Banff Gondola
I hesitated a lot when we arrived at the parking lot in the evening and it was still like a zoo and steaming with loud tourists (we are getting more and more crowd intolerant…). But we decided to give it a go and got… Continue Reading “Banff Gondola”
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