Tag: Banff
Saskatachewan’s T.Rex Discovery Center
The picturesque Frenchman River twists like a scalded snake through a deep valley across southern Saskatchewan. In places, high, dry bluffs edge the valley, and green vegetation stands stark against the grey cliffs. We discovered this place while on a picture and fact collecting tour for my scenic travel guide […]
Read MoreBanff National Park
Popular Rocky Mountaineer Stop Canada’s Banff National Park is known the world over for its mountain scenery. If you visit the park you will see people from many different countries who are busy enjoying the wonders of the park. RVers come from all across North America to enjoy the camping […]
Read MoreRiding the Rails to Perkinsville
Train buffs, as well as visitors just looking for a good time, will enjoy a trip on the Verde Canyon Train. Located in the hills of Arizona, south of the Grand Canyon, the train takes a leisurely 32 kilometre trip from Clarkdale to Perkinsville and back. Verde Canyon Train […]
Read MoreL’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Park
Christopher Columbus is credited for discovering North America when he came here in 1492, but he certainly wasn’t the man who discovered it. As I learned in public school, Isolated Coastline around the year 1000, Leif Eriksson, son of the adventurer Erik the Red, sailed west. He was probably not […]
Read MoreThe Ever Striking Blue Ridge Parkway
Road in a Difficult Place If you enjoy mountain driving you will be in your element driving the Blue Ridge Parkway from Virginia through North Carolina. The parkway is essentially a mountain crest highway joining peak to peak through the long Appalachian chain of mountains. This means there will be […]
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