Banff National Park’s biggest lake is actually man-made and was damned up to bring water closer to Banff town. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Minnewanka Landing was a small mining town and operation on the banks of a nearby river and was purposely dammed in the mid 20th century to bring more fresh…
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Where To Stay When You Visit Glacier National Park
There are 13 campgrounds located inside of Glacier National Park. These are: Apgar Campground Avalanche Campground Fish Creek Campground Sprague Creek Campground Bowman Lake Campground Kintla Lake Campground Logging Creek Campground Quartz Creek Campground St Mary’s Campground Rising Sun Campground Many Glacier Campground Two Medicine Campground Cut Bank Campground Do you want to find out…
What NOT To Do When You Visit Glacier National Park
Traveling as much as I do I have witnessed a lot of stupid people doing some pretty stupid things in our National Parks. I thought it would be interesting to point out some of the “stupid-ness”. These people weren’t stupid, but being prepared for anything is necessary at any of our national parks. Always pay…
Everything You Need To Know About Going To The Sun Road At Glacier NP
Traveling east to west, Going-to-the-Sun Road is a 50 mile-long scenic drive through the park. The road, which was opened in 1933 with all the major structures finished in 1937, has received several distinctive honors, including being registered as a National Historic Place, National Historic Landmark, and Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. The road is famous, too, having…
Traveling To Yellowstone? How To Enjoy Without Going Broke!
Let me say this straight off the bat. There are as many ways to travel as there are travelers, but if you’re like me you probably go by the theory that the more you can save means the more you can do. If we’re going to give living on the road a serious try…