The Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller, Alberta has one of the finest collections of dinosaurs that I have seen. It is worth the couple of hours drive out into the middle of [...]

Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park is a long glacial carved lake in the Canadian Rockies. For my money, the Canadian Rockies boast some of the most beautiful landscapes in the world. [...]

I just told a friend that when they were traveling to Alberta in Canada one place that they should think about stopping is the small town of Drumheller in the bad lands [...]

In last week’s episode of the Amateur Traveler podcast (Travel to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks – Episode 183) we talked a bit about stupid tourist interactions with wildlife. I took [...]

The Amateur Traveler podcast returns to the Canadian Rockies: Lake Louise, Banff, hiking, Johnston Canyon, Bankhead, Calgary, Olympic Park, Fort Calgary, Heritage Park, Plus 15, Drumheller and the Royal Tyrrel Museum of [...]

The Amateur Traveler goes to Edmonton and Jasper in Alberta Canada: world’s largest mall, stupid tourist tricks with elk, Whistler’s Mountain, Malign Canyon, Malign Lake and the Athabaskan Glacier. [Audio clip: view [...]