Medicine Lake is located within Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. It is approximately 20 km (12 mi) southeast of the town of Jasper. Medicine Lake is approximately 7 km (4.3 mi) long and is a relatively shallow lake. Medicine Lake is a geologic anomaly, it is not actually a lake but part of the Maligne river (flowing from Maligne Lake into the…
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Columbia Icefields Parkway (Hwy 93N) Banff to Jasper, Alberta, Canada
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Moraine Lake Alberta A 19 minute (14.5 Km) drive from Lake Louise you will find Moraine Lake which is half the size of Lake Louise but is surrounded by spectacular mountain peaks, situated in the beautiful Valley Of The Ten Peaks in Banff National Park, Note, the road is often closed from October to mid May…
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Montreal stands on the Island of Montreal. The city has the highest population in Quebec and the second highest population in Canada. The main language spoken in Montreal is French and many of the buildings have a French influence. Historically the commercial capital of Canada it still remains an important centre of commerce, aerospace, finance,…
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Walbran Forest is Canada’s most spectacular remaining ancient temperate rainforest and its under threat of being destroyed by logging. Some of the trees are more than 1000 years old. The Central Walbran Valley is a small 485 hectare pocket of wilderness adjacent to Carmanah/Walbran Provincial Park. North of Port Renfrew and east of Cowichin…
Read MoreThe ferry to Quadra island leaves from Campbell River. Another ferry sails to Cortes island. I drove the ocean route (192) from Nanaimo, through Cortney, Comox to stop off at the “Ocean Retreat Centtre” to meet friends for lunch. As I was early I pulled in at Oyster Bay. From the car I saw some…
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