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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]