Places in Canada

Churchill, Canada - The Polar Bear capital of the world.. You will not find luxurious hotels here, however, you will find warm, hospitable, clean and very comfortable mini-hotels with all ameniti...

Calgary, Canada - Calgary can be summed up in two words: cowboys and oil. Now let me back up. Calgary is the biggest city in Alberta, but inside it's got a small town feel (a good thing). ...

Banff, Canada - Banff is both a park and a town, located along the Rockies in Western Canada. First let's talk about the park. It's a UNESCO world heritage site, absolutely massive, fantas...

Lake Minnewanka, Canada - Lake Minnewanka is yet another glacial lake within Banff National Park. I've put up a lot of glacial lakes on this site...How does one keep them apart? Well, I can differentia...

Lake Louise, Banff, Canada - Lake Louise is located within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It's a large glacial lake, which really means the water is this cloudy icy blue from all the minerals, an...

Lake O'Hara @ Yoho National Park, Canada - Want to see one of the most beautiful alpine lakes in the world? Visit Lake O'Hara. It's located within Yoho National Park, near Banff and Jaspar Parks, 11 km off the main ...

Kwasitchewan Falls, Canada - Looking for a real tough hike? Why not trek the Kwasitchewan Falls, Manitoba's highest waterfalls at 14.2 meters. The trail starts at Pisew Falls, which is a stop alongside th...

Athabasca Falls, Canada - Athabasca Falls is probably the most well-known and most visited waterfall in the quadrant of Western Canadian parks (Jaspar, Banff, Yoho, Kootenay). It's not my favorite...

Shadow Lake, Banff, Canada - Shadow Lake is located approximately 8 miles away from the TransCanadian Hwy in Banff National Park. It's an alpine lake accessible by foot only. Most people who've heard of ...

Mount Revelstoke National Park, Canada - The people of Revelstoke so loved their little park that they lobbied for its creation. If you look down on the city of Revelstoke, you can understand why. It seems other citi...

Pisew Falls, Canada - At Pisew Falls, the Grass River drops 13 meters, changes directions and thunders down through a rocky gorge. A short boardwalk along the top of the falls leads to 3 observ...

Takakkaw Falls @ Yoho National Park, Canada - It's one of the higher (2nd highest) waterfalls in Western Canada, and a place to visit if you're touring the national parks in the area. More importantly, it's easily accessi...

Granville Island, Canada - Granville Island is this tiny place located underneath industry. Well not exactly. But it's located underneath various bridges and highways right outside downtown Vancouver. ...

Moraine Lake, Canada - Moraine Lake is like a smaller, less crowded version of Lake Louise. It's located off the same turn-off from the Trans-Canadian Hwy. Like it's sister, it's also a glacial lake...

Niagara Falls, Canada - Planning a trip to Falls soon? There sure is a lot to see and do here. The hard part is figuring out what's special and memorable . . .There are literally hundreds of things t...

Calgary Olympic Park, Canada - Calgary hosted the Winter Olympics in 1988. I went and visited their Olympic Plaza in the summer of 2008. It's technically called Canada Olympic Park . Now, becaus...

Parliament Hill, Canada - There is alot of history surrounding not only this location but the buildings themselves. From its early beginnings as a military installment due to its overlooking of the Ott...

Rockwood, Canada - Towering limestone cliffs, caves and glacial potholes, including one of the world's largest, are a few of the natural wonders at the Rockwood Conservation Area. Visitors can v...

Halls Harbour, Canada - Hall’s Harbour lends it name both to the small fishing hamlet and to the wider community. On the south, the area overlooks the Annapolis Valley while on the north lies the B...