The Canadian Rockies (by camper)

[Deak]

Thought you might like to see some pics of my recent family holiday to Canada. Unfortunately It wasn't a bike trip this time but I most definetly will be going back by bike someday.

Flew into Calgary and spent 10 days in and around Banff and lake Louise area. We then rented an RV for 10 days and did a loop West through the Rockies along the Trans-Canadian highway 1 to Fraiser canyon. Then back East to Waterton via Highway 3 which runs along the Canadian / American border. From Waterton it was north back to Calgary, a total of about 1,600 miles.

Spotted a number of GS's on the road. They appeared to be the second most common bike after Harleys. Perfect GS roads are everywhere with a lot of gravelled roads going into the mountains that are listed on the maps as main trunk routes.

The RV was a Ford E450 with an 8 litre V10 engine. Fuel consumption averaged 8 miles to the gallon . Fuel was around £2.00 a gallon. The biggest shock was how little power the thing had. It was down to 20 mph along a lot of the mountain passes. No wonder people hate the things!

Anyway here's the pics. Around 20 of 400 I took on the whole trip. Hope you like em.

Glenmore Lake Calgary with the Rockies about 40 miles away

Downtown Calgary

Dinosaur Valley, Badlands

Trans-Canadian Highway 1 from Calgary to the Rockies foothills

Banff national park

Kananakis lake

1000ft hike up Mount Indifatigable

Lake Louise

Ice Fields Parkway

Ice Fields

Kicking Horse pass

Thompson River

Fraiser Canyon

Waterton

 

[(RIP) Kaister]

nice area eh ? good pics

Did you go on the glacier by foot or on the truck ?
or stay in the car park

 

[Bryn]

Nice pictures Deak..

Hoping to head out to Vancouver next summer... so thats gave me a taster

 

[GSPeP]

Nice pictures

Brings back memories. Last time I was there, was in '89. That's too long ago.

 

[NeilF]

Thanks Deak

Food for thought for next year . . .

Cheers,

Neil.

 

[blobbs]

I was there last year for a few days. What a beautiful place. It is almost beyond description. The water in Lake Louise is sooooo green. I WILL go back again

 

[Deak]

nice area eh ? good pics

Did you go on the glacier by foot or on the truck ?
or stay in the car park

Went onto the glacier by foot. The trucks looked interesting but seemed a bit of a gimic, and you didnt appear to see much more than if you walked.

Might take a guided hike up over the top to view the 35 square miles of glacier next time.