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Mountains: Located in south central...
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  • lexnrena
  • By lexnrena on September 12, 2002
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  • Mountains - Calgary
    by lexnrena
    Located in south central Alberta, Calgary is the heart of the pronvince. Oil fields all around. The picturesque Bow River meanders its way through the city.
    1.5 hours drive on Highway 1 west to Banff National Park, 2 hours to Lake Louise.
    A 3 hour drive north is Edmonton.

    above is a map of Calgary

    Spending time with Lena of course.
    That is where she is from and I dragged her back to B.C. with me.

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    Mountains: driving to banff and jasper...
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  • orke
  • By orke on August 27, 2002
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  • Mountains - Calgary
    by orke
    driving to banff and jasper and hike there - amazing places

    go to lake louise and there is a nice walk around it or rent a kayak...

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    Mountains: When visiting Canmore, you...
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  • By Large_Bob on August 27, 2002
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  • Mountains - Calgary
    by Large_Bob
    When visiting Canmore, you absolutely must hike and bike. Great hikes in the general area include the Lake O'Hara circuit, Fairview Mt., Wilcox Pass, Chinaman's Peak and Sentinel Pass. For biking, check out the Canmore Nordic Center (ran into a huge bear there) and the Goat Creek Trail.

    Lake O'Hara was pretty cool!

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  • Kai112DE
  • Updated By Kai112DE on August 26, 2002
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  • Mountains - Calgary
    by Kai112DE
    It was at ****** Falls (i will put in the correct name, have to look it up again, all i know the spelling is brutal, but a nice place, you take the Kicking Horse Pass from Field, B.C. to get there)Anyway, it was Canada Day, and there they were, they way i used to adore them when i was a little kid. 2 officers from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in their formal dress! When asked for pictures with them, the answer was: ' Thats what we are here for! Welcome to Canada!' That was really nice. Tho they were doing a tough job, they had pictures taken with thousands of people and teddys and...
    I bet afterwards they wished they had chosen the highway patrol for that day instead of doing the PR-thing up there, considering ridiculous things the poor mounties had to pose with! Oh well...

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    Mountains: Go to Canmore hiking and...
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  • Tri
  • Updated By Tri on August 27, 2002
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  • Mountains - Calgary
    by Tri
    Go to Canmore hiking and biking. Pick up a book from any bookstore and hit the trails.

    Hiking the Yukness Ledge in Yoho

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  • highd
  • By highd on August 24, 2002
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  • Mountains - Calgary
    by highd
    We stayed for two nights in Banff. It was very cold, though some of us decided to rent bikes to get a bit around. But of 'some of us' remained only I, who rent a bike 'aus Protest' against the weather.
    I bought some gloves (I will never do a trip withouth woolen gloves and socks!!!). I was lucky and it stopped raining. It was a great tour, I saw a lot of 'wild' animals and took some great pics.

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    Mountains: The little town of Banff is...
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  • hcameron
  • By hcameron on August 24, 2002
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  • Mountains - Calgary
    by hcameron
    The little town of Banff is very nice. It has all the required ski town stuff. The town has all forms of shopping, bars, rock and roll music and people. The Banff Springs Hotel is great.

    I wasn't able to try the skiing but the natural surroundings are beautiful. Banff is inside a Canadian National Park. The hiking is great and winter offers a different experience. This a picture of a big horn sheep that was on the road near Johnson Canyon.

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    Mountains: I have ski Banff several...
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  • houdoo
  • By houdoo on August 24, 2002
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  • Mountains - Calgary
    by houdoo
    I have ski Banff several times, this year they didn't have much snow but normally is great skiing.

    While in Calgary, go to Olympic Park.

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    Mountains: Go West...young man...in the...
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  • stoner
  • By stoner on August 24, 2002
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  • Mountains - Calgary
    by stoner
    Go West...young man...in the words of 'The Cult', whilst in Calgary, a definite must to head out to the Rockies at some point...why? Absolutely spectacular, as well as the likes of the tourist towns of Banff, Canmore, Lake Louise...you can't beat the feeling of being out in the wilderness, and the Rockies definitely allow you to feel that!!!

    Snowboarding!! what more do I need to say...hit the mountains for some of the best snow and biggest ski mountains in the world, although this season, apparently, was not a very good one...I still had a blast!

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    Mountains: A highlight to being in...
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  • Kaglis
  • By Kaglis on August 24, 2002
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  • Mountains - Calgary
    by Kaglis
    A highlight to being in Calgary is taking a two hour drive West to Lake Louise. Not only is there world-class skiing and beautiful hiking trails, but the site of the Chateau Lake Louise is unforgettable.

    Picture an old regal hotel built in the early century looking out on a glacial aqua color lake with snowcapped mountains and a glacial field as a backdrop. It will take your breath away. When there, treat yourself to Sunday brunch in the Chateau, looking out at this scene.

    The best things about Calgary are the wide open spaces and feeling of peace.

    I love travelling to other countries and experiencing other ways of life. But, there is nothing like coming back home to relish in the natural beauty and calmness of our surroundings. Calgary is not over-populated so there is always a feeling of space wherever you go (which as Canadians we are afforded by this huge country of ours). Life here is safe and seems so far away from the war, hate, pollution and other sad parts of life in other places.

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