If You Plan to Do Any Driving At All.... by kenv98223
By all means, stop at the "Bear and Butterfly" and pick up the new Audio Guide. This isn't just an audio cassette like you may have used in the past. It has a built-in GPS receiver so it knows exactly where you are at any moment, and tailors the narration for exactly what you're seeing thru you windshield. Imagine "...you're now crossing the XYZ river, and the mountain at 2 o'clock is called..." Everything is automatic, and you hear it through your car's FM radio. It has commentary for literally thousands of points in the area, and we found it to be an entertaining mix of geography, history, science and folksy stories. We used it up and down the Icefields Parkway with no problems at all, and it led us to several stops we would have never known about.The store says the system is still under test, and will eventually rent for $60 per day. Currently, though (August 2005) they're only asking for a donation of $20, making it a "must" if you're going to do any car touring around the area.
