Trees,Trees, Trees, Lakes & Hot Springs

Not forgetting waterfalls and mountains. Western Canada is just full of all of these, and they are untouched and natural. Nothing man made of any significance. Yes, there is the railway, and nowadays roads too, but they are barely tiny scratches on this vast area.

After Banff, we travelled on to Revelstoke and then Kelwona . Banff was maybe the one place where the volume of tourists was a bit high, but once we left, we were back in the undisturbed wonderland.

After two weeks here, places as magnificent as Revelstoke, and the drive South and West from there still astound. It's more of the same, but then again, it isn't.

On the drive, we need to use two ferries to cross an enormous lake. First one way and lower down the other way. Both are free of charge. Everything is well organised, roads, hiking trails, campsites, hot springs, and more, and they only charge a family $120 for entry into all of the many national parks and museums for a year. So even our budget is really relaxed here.Read more