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JASPER
300C FEATURE DESTINATION: Jasper, Alberta, Canada
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JASPER ’s small-town feel comes as a relief after the razzmatazz of Banff: its streets still have the windswept, open look of a frontier town and, though the mountains don’t ring it with quite the same majesty as Banff, you’ll probably feel the town better suits its wild surroundings. Situated at the confluence of the Miette and Athabasca rivers, its core centres around just two streets: Connaught Drive , which contains the bus and train terminal, restaurants, motels and park information centre, and – a block to the west – the parallel Patricia Street , lined with more shops, restaurants and the odd hotel. The rest of the central grid consists of homely little houses and the fixtures of small-town life: the post office, library, school and public swimming pool. Apart from the Yellowhead Museum & Archives at 400 Pyramid Rd, with its fur trade and railroad displays (mid-May to early Sept daily 10am-9pm; early Sept to Oct daily 10am-5pm; Nov to mid-May Thurs-Sun 10am-5pm; $3 or donation; tel 852-3013) and a cable car , nothing here even pretends to be a tourist attraction; this is a place to sleep, eat and stock up. If you’re interested in getting to know a little more about the town or park from the locals, contact the Friends of Jasper National Park (tel 852-4767), who offer guided walks between July and August, or pick up Jasper: A Walk in the Past from local bookshops. If you’re still itching for something to do and have a car, a lot of people head 58km northeast of town for a dip in Miette Hot Springs .
BANFF
300C FEATURE DESTINATION: Banff, Alberta, Canada
Banff and Lake Louise have been welcoming international visitors for more than a century. In 1883 the attempts of three Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) workers to stake a claim to the natural hot springs they had discovered bubbling from the base of Sulphur Mountain led to the establishment of Canada’s first national park.
Today, Banff National Park (6,641 square km / 2,564 square miles) is one of four adjoining mountain parks comprising more than 20,235 square km / 7,813 square miles of spectacular Canadian Rocky Mountain landscape. For current visitors, bathing in these same hot springs is but one of many activities offered in Canada’s foremost National Park. When you visit the Banff/Lake Louise area you will see why each year more than 4.5 million visitors come to enjoy the unique feeling of the Canadian Rockies and to experience why the United Nations in 1985 declared our area a “World Heritage Site”.
LAKE LOUISE
300C DESTINATION FEATURE: Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada
LAKE LOUISE VILLAGE doesn’t amount to much, but it’s an essential supply stop, with more or less everything you need in terms of food and shelter (at a price). Most of it centres round a single mall, Samson Mall, and car park, with a smart youth hostel and a few outlying motels dotted along the service road to the north. There’s almost nothing to do in the village, and unless you have a vehicle to take you to the lakes (or rent a bike) you’re likely to be bored. The impressive Lake Louise Information Centre , a few steps from the car park, offers not only information but also high-tech natural-history exhibits (daily: mid-June to early Sept 8am-8pm; early Sept to late Sept & early to mid-June 8am-6pm; Oct-May 9am-4pm; tel 522-3833). Almost as useful is the excellent Woodruff and Blum bookshop (tel 522-3842) in the mall, which has a full range of maps, guides and background reading. A couple of doors down, Wilson Mountain Sports (tel 522-3636) is good for bike rental (from $8-12 per hour, $29-45 a day), rollerblade rentals (from $5-8 per hour), fishing tackle for sale or rent (fly rod $11, spin rod $7 and waders $10) and equipment rental (stoves $7, pack $9 and tent $19). They’ll also fill you in on the possiblity of canoe rentals for trips downstream on the Bow River to Banff.
CALGARY
300C FEATURE DESTINATION: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Calgary lies in the Bow River Valley between the bold landscape of the Rocky Mountains and the flat prairie lands of the province of Alberta in western Canada. Calgary is a city of skyscrapers, of energy, agriculture, manufacturing, research and development, and of advanced technology. It is a modern, sophisticated city; a center of commerce and of culture; of youth and vitality.
EDMONTON
300C FEATURE DESTINATION: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
The natural beauty of Edmonton is prominently displayed in the deep, wide North Saskatchewan River Valley that winds through the city center. Edmonton’s downtown overlooks the north bank of this picture-perfect river. Its stately Old Strathcona historic shopping and entertainment district and the University of Alberta overlook the south bank.