Banff and Region Today The actual Townsite of Banff - as differentiated from the National Park is one of a few rare municipalities inside a protected, and nationally managed area. Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep The Bow river flows from Bow Glacier - fed from the Wapta Icefield 37 kms north of Lake Louise, through Lake Louise, Banff, Canmore, Calgary and eventually … [Read more...]
January & The Winter Rockies (Jasper Included)
As we begin February here in the Canadian west, days are already becoming longer, although spring still feels very far away. I leave February 7 for Panama and will surely enjoy the 30+ degree (90 F) weather that awaits. Nevertheless, I am a winter person and have just come back from a windy day of skiing at Sunshine Village where we took fun advantage of the new, heated … [Read more...]
The Winter Rockies – in Style!
With ubiquitous images of beaches and sun so often being associated with vacations, it is such a pleasure to spend time with people who really love snow and everything the mountains have to offer! I have just concluded a rather in-depth journey through my Canadian Rockies with an enthusiastic group of well-travelled visitors. They came for winter and indeed that is what they … [Read more...]
Skiing in the Canadian Rockies
Ah! Winter in the Canadian Rockies. Who would have guessed that a Brazilian would be so thrilled to spend winter in sub-zero temperatures sliding down the mountains on skis? In order to understand my passion for this icy world, we will have to go back over two decades. I I began rock climbing in 1991, in native city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio is widely known as the best … [Read more...]
The Golden Days of Fall in the Rockies
Mid-September can be magical in British Columbia and Alberta. When it all comes together, the larch, birch and tamarack trees erupt into beautiful golden hues, interspersed among the evergreen coniferous trees and the grey limestone of the Rockies. The season does not always cooperate, but this year (Sept. 2015), the stars aligned and autumn was / is truly … [Read more...]
