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| 83.1 | A lot of territory, big fella! | CLOSUS::HOE | Sammy's daddy | Mon Jul 11 1988 12:48 | 14 |
| The last year that I was teaching, I did the same trip with my
SO. It took us five weeks to do the whole trip. I am from
Vancouver so I really took the time to entertain my SO while in
Vancouver.
The trip is about 3,500 kilometers, taking in Seattle, Victoria,
Vancouver Island, Vancouver, interior BC, up through Golden and
the ice fields to Calgary, down to Wheaton Lakes (canadian
National Park) to Glacier NP (american) to Yellowstone to Grand
Tetons and to Salt Lake City.
Hope you can selectively do the trip and come back again later.
cal
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| 83.2 | Baked on the prairies. | HAN05::LAZARUK | | Thu Jul 14 1988 04:51 | 11 |
| There's a really good museum about 1 hour NE of Calgary, the Tyrell
Museum of Palaeontology. Its main theme is dinosaurs and their
extinction. They have some of the best fossils I've ever seen.
It's one of the few things that the government wasted money on that
was worth it. The museum is in the town of Drumheller, and the
landscape around there in itself is interesting. So, I would recommend
it. I've been to the museum and Drumheller 4 times now, and I've
never been bored. As far as food goes, they have a Dairy Queen
that can grill a double cheeseburger like no other! And gourmet
Dilly cream bars, I'm telling you!
Chris/Hannover
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| 83.3 | | DEC::LEONARD | VAX Architecture Management | Thu Jul 14 1988 10:08 | 4 |
| A good museum of paleontology sounds great; I'll put in on the
itinerary. Thanks!
Still looking for suggestions, though. Anyone else?
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| 83.4 | Discover Banff outside Banff Avenue!! | KAOA05::FRERE | Eric Frere @KAO DTN 621-2184 | Thu Jul 14 1988 10:39 | 34 |
| If you enjoy hiking, there are a few places in Banff National Park
that's worth mentioning (where the Pepsis are less abundant).
1. A hike up Johnston Canyon is very nice. You run into tourist
for about the first km (paved trail!!!) but if you keep going, the
trail becomes more `natural' and you reach a small valley where
you'll find `ink pots'. These `pots' are actually holes in the
ground (passive geysers?) where subterranean water trickles out. The
water (or minerals in the water) gives the `pots' a blue and green
colour. A `must see' for all.
2. The Sunshine meadows at Sunshine Village Ski Resort. I don't
know if the gondola to the village is running during the summer
but if you can make it to the village, you are at the gateway of
a wonderful sub-alpine meadow. You can walk for miles discovering
new flora that you never thought existed. There are also many small
(and cold) lakes in the meadows. There are also horseback riding
weekend trips in that area that leads in the area to Mt. Assiniboine
(the Canadian Matterhorn).
3. If you are into the cultural thing, check out The Banff Centre
(School of Fine Arts). There is always something happening there:
concerts, ballet, art shows. The first time that I visited Banff,
I met Dr. Suzuki (creator of the Suzuki Method for Music). Just
listening to his philosophy made the trip worthwhile.
4. A good place to eat is restaurant at The Post Hotel in the village
of Lake Louise (Not at the lake). Small rustic hotel with a wonderful
dining room (try the smoked salmon appetizer and reindeer medalions
for an entr�e).
This should keep you busy when in Banff.
Eric Frere
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