TravBuddy.com: mountaingirl's The Canadian Rockies travel blog Copyright 2005 TravBuddy LLC http://www.travbuddy.com/blogs/12314 This trip has both been a pleasure and pain. It was a great pleasure as both national parks offer stunning scenery, awesome snow-capped mountains with glistening glaciers, turquoise lakes, interesting trekking trails and abundant wildlife. It was a small pain as July is the bugs season and the mosquitoes swarmed around me especially in the forest like bees to honey. en-us Sun, 22 Jul 2007 10:07:47 PST Whistler http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/12314/Whistler-Whistler-5 Sun, 22 Jul 2007 10:07:47 PST Whistler Whistler, Canada, Jul 22, 2007

There are many interesting trails and sights around Whistler and two of our most memorable ones were the trek up the Whistler Trail and the Cavell ...

]]> The Icefields Parkway http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/12314/The-Icefields-Parkway-Jasper-4 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:53:14 PST The Icefields Parkway Jasper, Canada, Jul 18, 2007

The Icefields Parkway is indeed the most beautiful road in the world!!! This 230 km of scenic highway spanning Banff and Jasper National Park...

]]> Lake Louise & Moraine Lake, Banff http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/12314/Lake-Louise-Moraine-Lake-Banff-Lake-Louise-3 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:50:24 PST Lake Louise & Moraine Lake, Banff Lake Louise, Canada, Jul 13, 2007

Although there are many beautiful lakes in the area, Lake Louise - the greenish blue lake against the stark backdrop of Victoria Glacier and M...

]]> Banff National Park http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/12314/Banff-National-Park-Banff-2 Sat, 07 Jul 2007 05:15:03 PST Banff National Park Banff, Canada, Jul 07, 2007

Upon the collection of our rented mobile home (Roadtrek RS) and stocking up on groceries from the supermarket, we headed towards Banff National Par...

]]> Calgary Stampede http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/12314/Calgary-Stampede-Calgary-1 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 04:54:50 PST Calgary Stampede Calgary, Canada, Jul 05, 2007

The trip started a little on the wrong foot when the Emirates flight departing Dubai on the morning of 5th July was delayed by two hours due to a t...

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