When planning a major road trip you need to have two pieces of information: An idea of where you want to go. Approximate time you have available for the total trip. This trip that we’re taking in May will be our longest road trip (6 weeks) ever attempted, but we have taken quite a few…
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How To Plan A Massive Road Trip On A Budget Pt. 1
Almost every vacation I’ve ever been on has been a road trip. My husband and I love to pack up the car and take off, often without a destination in mind. We’ve seen a lot of cool things just running into them along the way. But a real road trip, one that covers many days…
Where To Stay In Banff National Park
Are you planning a trip to Banff National Park or at least dreaming about it? Banff National Park, Canada’s crown jewel has been on my bucket list for years. There are two reasons really. 1. I love to visit National Parks and 2. I’ve never left the US before and am excited to visit another…
Banff National Park’s Most Popular Ghost Stories
The story of the Ghost Bride dates back to the late 1920s. The story goes that on the young couple’s wedding day, the bride, decked out in her wedding gown, descended one of the hotel’s marble staircases. Something startled her, causing her to slip and fall. Some say she caught her heel in the hem…
Banff National Park’s Little Known Facts
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…