Adventure Adviser: Besides grizzlies, caribou and elk, Banff National Park-Canada’s first- is home to over 1,000 miles of hikeable trails. The park encompasses the towns of Banff and, just a tad to ...

Climbing the switchback trail to Louise Lake in the Tobacco Root Mountains, it was hard not to be distracted by the rocks lining the trail with their eye-catching zebra-like black and white stripes.

Ah, for a return to the glory days of mountain tourism _ the 1890s _ when society folk from Philadelphia arrived by train in June and didn't leave Alberta's Banff National Park until September. This ...

Alberta’s alpine lakes are superior. It’s controversial, I know, but Colorado can’t be the best at everything. And it’s good to get out of the state sometimes, even if you’re staying within the Rocky ...

Hiking guides are great; they offer people the opportunity to learn about an area and take a lot of the guesswork out of choosing a hiking trail. The downside to hiking guides is that they are all ...

The enormous Fairmont Banff Springs is home to the Eat the Castle tour, which blends high-end tastings with history and architecture Banff National Park in Canada’s province of Alberta draws tourists ...