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Canada: Vancouver and The Rockies

In August 2003 my wife was lucky enough to attend a conference in Vancouver. It didn't take me to long to realise the opportunities for turning this into a touring holiday. I paid my own way and spent several days on a hired bike exploring Vancouver and its immediate vicinity. After the conference finished, we visited Vancouver Island and then made our way up through Whistler and Clearwater to Jasper.

After a few days we then drove south to Bow Lake via the magnificent Icefields Parkway. One night in the charismatic Num-ti-Jah Lodge and several days 'chilling' in Banff finished the trip before flying home from Calgary.

I took my film camera as a standby, but in the event took all my pictures (300+) on the Canon EOS 10D, downloading them onto my laptop each day. Below you can take a visual ride for no expense to that magnificent country. There are also some panoramic pictures here.

Firstly though, a picture sent to me from relations in Canada showing dramatic scenes of the forest fires mostly in and around Kelowna.

This one is I find particularly poignant. It was taken over the border in Montana, USA.

First, you have to get there! Thomas Cook airlines took via us the scenic route

Or, you can join our trip in Vancouver

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Hi Mike,

Love your site and photos!

It is always interesting seeing how others perceive your home. I was looking for a site to send to a friend in Germany and came up with yours. I couldn’t possibly have given them a better look at my city. So thanks very much. I note from other comments that I am not alone in my praise and appreciation. Thank you for sharing your wonderful images.

BTW I explored your site a bit more and love your award winning Celtic Photographic challenge entry.

Best regards,

Jay Pelton

Canada

lynda here from Canada, your photos are the best i have ever seen, totally enjoying them, thank you for allowing me to look at them,

sincerely

lynda adams

canada

I'm from venezuela, 32 years old, I was seeking information about canada because i want to visit for vacation, so i saw your pictures.

Congratulations

Egleida Severeyn

venezuela

Dear Mr Baker,

I was in East part of Canada long time ago, but I have always wanted to visit British Columbia. When I have discovered your website, well, I could not stop watching the marvellous pictures you have taken. Thanks very much for offering free to rest of the world. I have enjoy so much.

Take care and take it easy

Carlos Espejo

(Granada, Spain)

Dear Mike,

I am astonished at the amount of travelling you have done. I so much I could have continued my travelling when I went to Canada and the USA in 1999, but it seems you have done it for me. The pictures are very captivating. I spent well over two hours looking at them and to think you allow others to share this, it is a great thing to know there are some genuine people in this world. Thanks for the fantastic pictures I will be viewing again, in fact right now....!

Peter Bourne

My Niece and family are heading out here to Vancouver Island on the 14th Oct., so they told me about your web site. We live a stones throw from Buchart Gardens, and to see your pictures, only confirms we did the right thing when we moved back here 14 mths. ago. So much more to explore, and like you an avid photographer. We are so looking forward to showing them around, and hopefully the fog will have lifted.

A great web-site

Gillian Wiggins

Vancouver Island

I saw your site whilst browsing for info on Canada and Wells Gray (Park) was the link that first brought me to your site. My family and I hope to visit Vancouver, Rockies, etc. I mentioned your site to my family in Devon and they too have viewed with pleasure. Congratulations I've been on line since August and to date its the nicest viewing site I've seen anyone put together, well done we have all enjoyed looking.

Jean

(Shropshire, UK)

I stumbled across your site when looking for info on Wells Grey Park. Very impressive!

Phillip Amsywch

U.K.

MIke, enjoyed visiting your web site excellent photos!I Will try and do some home work in the next few days and find out why there are so many (houses) eg Boston house etc in Holyhead! Enjoyed your photos of Canada I've got a big enlargement of Athabasca falls in all its glory hanging on my lounge wall very impressive wasn't it?

Gary Wynne Jones

Wales

Here I am again; have looked at your Canadian Rockies pictures. I am sure you enjoyed them so much, isn't it lovely out there? We were out there in 1978 in our Motor Home, what a way to see the Rockies being so high up. I am sure you enjoyed the trip as much as us, We stayed at a campsite across the road from the Columbian Ice Fields, on a very hot day too, so helped out imagination on keeping cool.

Joan Cartwright.

Canada

I have been looking on your fabulous site at the photos of Canada. We did a couple of trips in 2000 and 2001 when we covered Jasper, Banff and Calgary, then across from Toronto to Vancouver by car. Your pictures brought back lots of lovely memories. We're due to go back on 9th September this year and will be visiting Vancouver Island while we're there and am especially looking forward to the Butchart Gardens now I've seen your pictures. It's inspired me to perhaps try and put our own photos on the web although I don't think they'd come close to yours.

Ann Jones

Devon, England