Province of Alberta Favorites

 
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  •   Snow /Mountains/Lakes.
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  •   Wildlife.
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  • Western Anemone at Peyto Lake
      Western Anemone at Peyto Lake
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  • Pelicans in the bird sanctuary
      Pelicans in the bird sanctuary
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  • Driving along the Icefield's Parkway
      Driving along the Icefield's Parkway
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West Edmonton Mall   Edmonton

West Edmonton Mall, Edmonton

 21 Reviews  Here are just a few "facts" about the West Edmonton Mall There are over 800 shops and services under one roof. There are 22 million visitors to the West Edmonton mall each year. West Edmonton Mall... 

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Downtown Calgary   Calgary

Downtown Calgary, Calgary

 13 Reviews  In 1988, Calgary put on a party and invited the world. For a couple of weeks in February1988, the winter Olympians competed and their victories were often celebrated at the Olympic Plaza . These... 

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Banff /Banff Avenue   Banff

Banff /Banff Avenue, Banff

 10 Reviews  I drove from Calgary to Banff last August, and I have a couple tips for you. One thing I wasn't aware of prior to my trip - - Banff is a town within the boundaries of the National Park. Just past... 

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Lakes /Mountains/Rivers.   Banff National Park

Lakes /Mountains/Rivers., Banff National Park

 33 Reviews  every corner you turn, you get a different perspective of Banff National Park. I suggest get a good camera before you embark on this trip! You won't regret it :) I'm glad i had my Nikon. (hmm, the VT... 

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Hikes /Trails   Jasper National Park

Hikes /Trails, Jasper National Park

 6 Reviews  Athabasca Falls and the Abandoned canyon. I can never get enough of waterfalls, and this place was special. I particularly liked the abandoned canyon with the gauged out potholes in the rock. Canyons... 

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Lake Louise/Fairmont Chateau   Lake Louise

Lake Louise/Fairmont Chateau, Lake Louise

 11 Reviews  Take TransCanada Highway 1 West (also signed as 16th Avenue North heading West) After approximately 1 hour, you will reach the Banff National Park gates where you will be required to pay an entry... 

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General city Information   Edmonton

General city Information, Edmonton

 11 Reviews  The best time to come to Edmonton, in my opinion, is the summer. There are lots of festivals and activities happening (read my tip on Festivals for more info). If it is sunny (as it usually is),... 

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Mountains   Calgary

Mountains, Calgary

 24 Reviews  Anyone that comes to Calgary, must go to the mountains for as long as possible. You can ski/snowboard, hike, camp, shop, fish or pretty much anything you can think of. There are not a lot of people in... 

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Snow /Mountains/Lakes.   Banff

Snow /Mountains/Lakes., Banff

 23 Reviews  Banff, because of its location, gets lots of snow in winter. Summer season is usually from May-September. Bear in mind though, the summer months have a relatively high average rainfall. I visited at... 

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Icefield Parkway/Glaciers   Banff National Park

Icefield Parkway/Glaciers, Banff National Park

 8 Reviews  All along the highway there are ample opportunities to pull over and take in the sights. It seems that every 10 km, there is another view point. I would recommend that you should stop at as many as... 

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Wildlife   Jasper National Park

Wildlife, Jasper National Park

 6 Reviews  Driving the Malinge Lake Road from Medicine Lake to Malinge Lake, a herd of bighorn sheep began crossing the road, holding up traffic for 20 minutes. A few of them came close to the cars; others... 

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Parliament Buildings   Edmonton

Parliament Buildings, Edmonton

 1 Review  Visit The Legislature building The building is built in Victorial style with a vaulted dome 178 feet high and 48 feet in diameter . It was oficially opened on September 3, by the Duke of Connaught,... 

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General city Information   Calgary

General city Information, Calgary

 21 Reviews  Calgary is also known by other names such as Cow Town - The Stampede City - The Heart of the New West and its most modern one of C-Spot. Her sister cities are Phoenix Arizona 1997 - Taejeon South... 

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Colombia Icefields.   Banff

Colombia Icefields., Banff

 4 Reviews  Here, you get a glimpse of the sheer size of the icefield by looking at the size of the snowmobile. Check out those guys right at the corner of the picture & you'll know what I mean. To get some... 

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Banff National Park   Banff National Park

Banff National Park, Banff National Park

 13 Reviews  The best thing about Banff is the scenery. I have been all around the Americas and the only thing that comes close is maybe Santa Marta area in Colombia. The tip I would like to give skiers is to go... 

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Athabasca Pass ,Falls & other Falls   Jasper National Park

Athabasca Pass ,Falls & other Falls, Jasper National Park

 6 Reviews  At different locations around the ATHABASCA FALLS there are many viewing areas, each with a different perspective and angle. Of course we tried them all and they were all equally breathtaking. The... 

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Edmonton Museums   Edmonton

Edmonton Museums, Edmonton

 3 Reviews  Rutherford House was constructed in 1911. The was the home of the first premier of Alberta, the Honourable Alexander Cameron Rutherford. The house has been returned to its 1915 appearance It is owned... 

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Rural Alberta   Calgary

Rural Alberta, Calgary

 5 Reviews  Rabbits have become plentiful in Calgary this year. It hasn’t gotten to the point where we’ve been overrun (like Canmore)… but who is to say if they won’t take over in a couple more (rabbit)... 

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Wildlife.   Banff

Wildlife., Banff

 4 Reviews  You hear all these stories of bears strolling down residential streets and such. Most of the time you would not think twice, but if you notice the trash cans are all bear resistant,, so they must have... 

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Lake Louise/Chateau   Banff National Park

Lake Louise/Chateau, Banff National Park

 6 Reviews  Lake Louise is 1,730 metres (5,680 feet) above sea leved. The world famous Chateau Lake Louise sits at the opposite end of the lake from Mt. Victoria and Victoria Glacier. The nearest surrounding... 

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Jasper Town sites   Jasper National Park

Jasper Town sites, Jasper National Park

 8 Reviews  Located On the Main Street in Jasper , the JASPER INFORMATION CENTERshould be your first stop to get useful information about the town and surrounding parks. Run by the friendly staff of Parks Canada,... 

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Mountain Parks   Edmonton

Mountain Parks, Edmonton

 4 Reviews  Walk on the COLUMBIA ICEFIELD: covering an area of 325 sq km & parts of it are over 900 m thick! Visualize that & you've got another miracle! Glaciers are cool but icefields are awesome!!! In fact,... 

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Calgary Zoo   Calgary

Calgary Zoo, Calgary

 3 Reviews  The official Calgary Zoo mascot is known as Dinny the Dinosaur. This 35 foot tall dinosaur statue built in 1937 is modelled after the Apatosaurus. In 1987 Dinny was declared an Alberta Historical... 

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Parks/General information   Banff

Parks/General information, Banff

 5 Reviews  its feel like youre in a fairytale town its beautiful with the mountains and rivers....fantastic! riding horses in the mountains with some real cowboys...never going to forget it you just have to do... 

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Banff Town/ Lake Louise Town   Banff National Park

Banff Town/ Lake Louise Town, Banff National Park

 6 Reviews  Banff is a very beautiful city and you have to make a stop there if you're in Alberta. However, it is a very small city and it is obvious that it survives mainly on tourism. So if you're not into ski,... 

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ICEFIELD'S PARKWAY

by balhannah

This is a most do if you have a car,..........Take a drive along the Icefield's Parkway, and make sure you allow a full day so that you can stop and look at everything.The Parkway runs between Lake Louise and Jasper. For people like me, coming from a warm climate, the beauty of this drive and area was overwhelming, I wanted to stop and take photo's all the time, and did for a while, until my husband said we will never make it to Jasper in daylight!......so then I had to take them through the front windscreen.There was so much to see, that we looked properly at the start, and then returned from Jasper to have a look at the sights nearest Jasper, this was the only way we could see everything, so bear that in mind if you "want to see everything!'There are wonderful Mountain scenes, Glaciers, stunning Lakes & waterfalls, lookouts and wildlife, this National Park was stunning! Map of the...

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Jae never complained again

by richiecdisc

The drive to Banff was awesome with craggy peaks looming in the distance. Once in the mountains we found our misfortune of the day before (heavy rain during the day followed by frigid nighttime temperatures) had translated to a heavy coat of fresh snow blanketing the peaks. Just gorgeous! We had been hiking steadily for a few months a this point and were quite fit, but Jae hadn’t been out much that summer and explained that he would only do a short hike with us. I pick out the hike of the Ten Peaks to Eiffel Lake. It started out innocently enough and it was even more beautiful with the fresh fallen snow. Much to Jae’s dismay, we continued past the lake ever higher and then trudging through snow to Wenkchemna Pass, one of the highest maintained trails in the park, though obviously not maintained that day!! He complained a bit but at the top of the pass knee deep in snow and laughter, a...

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Get your butt out of...

by richiecdisc

Get your butt out of Calgary and head to the National Parks of Banff and Jasper, a mere stone's throw away. We drove into Calgary hoping to meet up with a buddy we had met on a camping trip in Western Australia. I hadn’t called ahead, just hoped to catch him if he was around. Of course, he wasn’t and it was pouring rain.We spent most of the day drinking beer at a pub called the Mill down by the river. The owner had taken a liking to Kristin, gave us some free ones and an order of oysters on the house as well. We looked for a room, but it was pretty expensive and since it had cleared we decided to camp. The stars were so close; you’d swear you could touch them. This beautiful display came with the attached coldness you might expect that time of year in late August. We froze out little tushies off, but woke up to clear sunny skies and decided to hightail it up to Banff. I called Jae one...

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Gray-Headed Chickadees

by omehes

While in the mountains, watch out for these interesting gray birds. As soon as you stop somewhere for a bit longer, they might appear flying close by and observing you. They fly from brench to brench with an amazing swiftness. I had a feeling that they were waiting for me to drop something.

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Wainwright and Edmonton

by hc_90

Lived in Wainwrite for about 11 years. This was about 18 years ago so I never gone back. I heard it's been developing ever since it had a population of 200,000 West Edmonton Mall, back then it was freaking huge... I'm sure it has expanded and has lots to see. I remember they had tonnes of shops and of course, an amusement park inside it ! Didn't get to ride the rides but i think the roller coaster is still in it.. oh forgot to mention the wave pool too.

Banff National Park – great scenery

by vtveen

Banff National Park is the oldest National Park of Canada and is famous for its impressive scenery all over the world. Together with Jasper National park it is located in the heart of the Canadian Rockies, stretching from Columbia Icefield till Banff.Besides the mountains Banff NP offers some spectacular lakes with amazing turquoise coloured water like Peyto Lake, Lake Louise and Moraine Lake. The park is easy accessible through the Trans Canadian Highwa # 1 and the Icefields Parkway between Jasper and Banff.Banff can be considered as the capital of the Canadian Rockies and is a rather crowded town in the heart of this stunning mountain scenery. In some places it can be a little bit overcrowded, but the park offers a lot of hidden gems and off the beaten path destinations. Banff is an excellent starting point for day trips in Banff NP.An entrance fee is applicable if visiting Banff...

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Jasper National Park – wildlife everywhere

by vtveen

Jasper National Park is one of the oldest and the largest NP's in Canada and is situated in the middle of the impressive scenery of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. On our way from the prairies of Saskatchewan and eastern Alberta we could see the mountains from about 125 km’s away. And the scenery was getting more and more impressive and ‘wilder’ when driving westward along Yellowhead Highway # 16.We had heard and read a lot about the wildlife in the Rockies, but it was amazing to see so many animals. Sometimes so close to our car, almost unbelievable; at least for us 'Dutchies'. It started just before the East Park Gate, when a couple of deer were grazing along the road. And immediate behind the gate we ‘had’ to stop again to take photos of some deer. There are so many 'hot spots' you have to visit. Because we just had one day to spend, you will find specific tips of the several sights...

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What I learned in Alberta Canada ....

by kymbanm

1. Kilometers per hour are NOT the same as miles per hour2. Canadians, generally, don't have the same lead feet as their American neighbors do3. There is 'something' between the local Ukranians, and the Canadians, that dates back to WWII4. This area used to be undersea ... so the bedrock is a combination of sandstone, limestone & dolomite.5. "Rock Flour" are the teeny bits of rock that are suspended in waterways. This determines the water's color even at far away distances from the originating glacier.6. There is a 'thing' called a Trihydrogeo (sp?)/ Triple Divide. There are only 2 triple divides in the world. The triple divide above the Columbia Ice Fields in Jasper National park feed the Atlantic ocean, Pacific Ocean and the Arctic Ocean.7. Innukshuk is cute AND functional8. With a short warm season ... seasonal work like road construction and rail road maintenance are darn busy in the...

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Interesting pathways ....

by kymbanm

Because of the root systems of the pine trees in this region, paths are pretty much everywhere. this also means that it can be difficult to determine what is a path, and what isn't .... attention is needed to help keep you from getting lost while wandering about.... especialy since the trails are not well marked :) You can also see how easy it would be to trip of you are tired ..........But ........I can't believe just how pretty this sort of forest walking can be - like natures veins over the soil - bringing life ......

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Provicial and Local Visitor Centers

by kymbanm

As I traveled through the Alberta Province, I was pleased and delighted with the help I received at the various visitor centers I took the time to wander into.The Hinton center went above and beyond! They not only helped me plan an itinerary for my day of local exploration up into the Willmore, but the next day they helped me plan a detailed itinerary into Jasper and Banff ... including helping me decide which features to pass on, and which ones to explore more fully. Getting this information from locals was a Godsend! They helped me with my timing, and hand drew maps for me to find locations not so well visited by typical travelers .... I can't even begin to express my appreciation and gratitude at their help. Without these folks, my visit to Jasper and Banff would not have been so jam packed and amazing :)

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The Westin Calgary  Calgary

 9 Reviews and 353 Opinions  In 11/09 I stayed at the Westin and had an awesome experience. The Westin upgraded me upon arrival... 

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Hilton Garden Inn West Edmonton  Edmonton

 1 Review and 131 Opinions  I was very happy with the Hilton Garden Inn. Conveniently located 3 minutes from the West Edmonton... 

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  10. Red Deer Favorites
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  20. Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park Favorites
  21. Hinton Favorites
  22. Fort Macleod Favorites
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Q:  I'm planning a trip for an Aussie of Polish/Ukrainian heritage to Edmonton and then driving down to Drumheller, and over to Banff.... 

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A: OH NO!!! Just checked back on the website for a Taste of Ukraine and discovered that it closed July 24th - hope that it will reopen somewhere else!!! 

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