From Lake Louise, we followed the Moraine Lake Road to reach the Valley of the Ten Peaks. As you can tell from its name, it is a valley crowned by ten mountains. It also contains Moraine Lake, another glacially-fed lake that has a surface are of 50 hectares. Once upon a time, this valley was secluded and was known only to the Stoney First Nations people who consider this a part of their original homeland. An early explorer of the region, Samuel Allen, chanced upon them (becau

Leaving Calgary behind, we resumed our reconnaissance of Mother Nature by driving back to the Banff National Park. Our destination was Lake Louise. No visit to the Rockies would be complete without a stopover at Lake Louise. It is the crown jewel of the Rockies and in more ways than one, its poster child. In fact, every single calendar featuring the Canadian Rockies is top-billed by Lake Louise, and I am going to bet my bottom dollar that this is the most popular postcard sen

My first visit to Canada as a tourist was in the West Coast, mainly Vancouver and surroundings and Victoria Island (the actual first visit was in Ontario, but I was a student on a theatre tour back then). Vancouver made such an impression on me - the majestic and rugged peaks of its mountain ranges and the stunning landscape dotted with glistening lakes, cascading waterfalls, shimmering glaciers, vast alpine meadows, fertile river valleys, limestone caves, and dense forests!