Back in the early days of her policing career, DH worked with a significant number of dinosaurs so she was eager to explore the former dinosaur playground in Drumheller. Theoretically this area holds abundant evidence (including a treasure trove of fossils) around the extinction of dinosaurs, but DH is convinced that many of them (including the relatively small brained Testosteronasaurus) survived the ice age. Many palaeontologists might argue that the sense of h...

What's in a name? For us, it can be a magnetic draw whether it should be or not. And when the name is "Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump" it becomes a mandatory stop for the Vic & DH travelling circus. And joining the circus for this leg of the journey were my Aunt and Uncle from Calgary. We had recently reconnected and they have become avid followers of our blog which automatically gets them on our 'favourite people’ list. We had to work hard to find a ...

If I were forced to choose I'd have to admit that I liked Jasper a little more than Banff. It had more of the ski village/holiday town feel to it. Banff has grown into a small city (we counted 3 Tim Hortons to the 1 we saw in Jasper) and it did feel a little crowded at times. That said, the crown jewel of this part of the world, Lake Louise, is right next door to Banff.Because of its stunning setting, Lake Louise is a photographers destination in the winter a...

If 'scenic' makes you weak in the knees, than the roadtrip from Jasper to Banff (in Alberta) particularly through the Columbia Icefields is going to be your number one worldwide choice with all other options vying for a distant honourable mention. Unfortunately it's not quite the undiscovered secret that it was many years ago, so both Jasper and Banff can be both crowded and expensive in the summer and winter seasons. We were trying to sneak through j...