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…
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…
Yellowstone In Two Days Goes Something Like This…Just Keepin’ It Real
We’ve been to Yellowstone National Park exactly twice. Once as a couple and once with my traveling buddies (my BFF & her hubby). Neither time did I last more than a day. The last time we paid for two days but left after one. Don’t get me wrong Yellowstone is gorgeous. The scenery, the animals,…