Kananaskis Country / Icefields Parkway
July 13, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
After a lazy morning, I continue through the various provincial parks in Kananaskis Country before stopping in Canmore for supplies. Driving day today, as I follow the world famous Icefields ParkwayRead more
Jasper to Mount Robson
July 14, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Drinking coffee with view of three glaciers is something that I don’t do very often. But that’s the advantage of being able to camp right next to Athabasca Glacier it’s two neighbors! as it’sRead more
River Safari to Wells Gray
July 15, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
I made my way from Mount Robson to Wells Gray provincial Park today, where I will spend the next three days. On the road I stopped for the River Safari in Blue z River, a tour on a canoe, then jetRead more
Wells Gray Day 1
July 16, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
This park is famous for waterfalls and untamed wilderness to be explored by boat. I hike to various waterfalls today
Wells Gray Day 2
July 17, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
I took an all day boat tour on Clearwater and Azure Lakes today. The day started out sunny and fine, while we were at rainbow beach for swimming / canoeing/ lunch all of a sudden clouds and rain - aRead more
Wells Gray Day 3
July 18, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
More waterfalls today on various hikes and viewpoints in the southern part of the park. It was very hot today! For the first time since I’m on tour, after three nights with no power and not a lot ofRead more
Wells Gray Day 4
July 19, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Today I drove up to Trophy Mountain, a place where you can access high alpine flower meadows and great landscapes on a 12 km hike. On the road up I saw my first moose!
Kamloops to Salmon Arm
July 20, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 35 °C
I spend the morning on administrative stuff like shopping and doing the laundry. Then I’d arrive to the city of Kamloops and actually hike up a local mountain for a view of the city in 40° heat. ItRead more
Salmon Arm to Golden
July 21, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 36 °C
I spent three hours in Salmon Arm for more birdwatching watching in the morning. Driving day in the afternoon to make my way to Banff. The fire smoke impacts the view of the grandios mountain scenery…
Golden to Banff
July 22, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
The fire smoke haze is terrible today. I decide to hike the Stanley Glacier Trail in Kootenay NP - one of my favorite trailers last year. Not being able to enjoy the scenery, I concentrate on theRead more
Bow Valley Parkway
July 23, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
The visibility starts out bad but improve during the day. I drive up to Bow Valley Parkway in Banff national park, and hike 18 km to the Inkpots (cold springs) and the very popular Johnston Canyon -Read more
Bow Valley Parkway more photos
July 23, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
I saw a beautiful elk bull and 2 bears!
Lake Moraine
July 24, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Lake Moraine is another place that’s unbelievably popular, for good reasons: the color of this lake is really unbelievable. But you have to take a shuttle to get there and then to escape the crowdsRead more
Banff
July 25, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
I wake up and it’s raining! Good that I had planned to spend the day in Banff and visit 2 museums anyway. The Whyte Art Museum and the National Park Museum - the letter is a relief from the past,Read more
Back to Edmonton
August 8, 2024 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
After a quick 10 day trip to Germany and Romania back to Edmonton, together with my sister and her family as well as 2 friends. Lots of people and lots of luggage, but we make it.
Elk Island NP
August 10, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
After a morning of biking for some and working on getting settled back into the house, I take Stephan’s friend Reno and his son Carlo, who will go to school in Edmonton for 6 months, to Elk IslandRead more
Edmonton River Float
August 11, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Annette‘s and Stephan‘s best friends, Sarah and Stefan, have all kinds of watersport equipment. We go for a float/paddle on the North Saskatchewan River with a mix of kayaks, paddleboards and aRead more
Downtown Edmonton
August 12, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Biking is the perfect way to explore Edmonton, a very bike-friendly town. Reno and I bike through parks and along the river to downtown, then to the Alberta Parliament Building and back throughRead more
Cochrane & McDougall Memorial Church
August 14, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
On the road again! I leave Edmonton after lunch and take the motorway towards Calgary. I bypass the town on the north to the historic town of Cochrane. Nice old buildings and relaxed atmosphere! On myRead more
Kootenay National Park 1
August 15, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
On the way to Kootenay NP I stop for a short hike to Twin Lakes in Bow Valley Provincial Park. After a grocery shopping stop in Canmore I pass through Banff and left at Castle Junction, reachingRead more
Kootenay National Park 2
August 15, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
After the first three stops, I drive south on Highway 93 along the Kootenay River. After checking in at McLeod Meadows Campground, I hiked the trailer to Dog Lake from there. The reflection of theRead more
Rainy Day in Radium Hot Springs
August 16, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Highway 93 through Kootenay NP and in the Columbia River Valley at Radium Hot Springs. It’s a rainy day, so I spend time at the visitor center, in the library and do a 6 km hike around theRead more
Columbia River Valley
August 17, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
The sun, at least partially, for the hike I do in the morning and mountain biking in the afternoon on both sides of the Columbia river. Steep banks, hoodoos, yellow, green and blue, beautiful.
Arriving in Revelstoke / Lake Revelstoke
August 19, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Sunday I drive to Revelstoke on the upper reaches of the Columbia River and meet with my friends Rob & Sandy. The next day, the rest of the family arrives and chaos ensues as we set up camp at MarthaRead more
Downhill biking & trains
August 20, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
As you might’ve seen in the previous post, the family is bike crazy, so today we hit the downhill trails at Revelstoke Ski Resort. I make my first experiences with downhill biking - takes practice.Read more